S.J.Res.43 - Marriage Protection Amendment

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. as introduced.
  • Short: Marriage Protection Amendment as introduced.

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6/25/2008--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that: (1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and (2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that

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6/25/2008--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Declares that:
(1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and
(2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.


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12/11/08
Drinking Liberally in New Milford: Are the Big Banks Completely ...

Larry Craig and David Vitter — “two United States Senators implicated in extramarital sexual activity” — have named themselves as co-sponsors of S.J. Res. 43, the Marriage Protection Amendment. If passed, the bill would amend the ...

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12/10/08
Drinking Liberally in New Milford: GOP Declares War on American ...

Republicans spent the last eight years like drunken sailors on their first shore leave after years at sea. They wantonly drained the treasury of billions and billions of dollars on harebrained schemes to induce "birthpangs of democracy" ...

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11/17/08
Drinking Liberally in New Milford: Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in ...

Larry Craig and David Vitter — “two United States Senators implicated in extramarital sexual activity” — have named themselves as co-sponsors of S.J. Res. 43, the Marriage Protection Amendment. If passed, the bill would amend the ...

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