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White House: "No Comment" On Washington State Vote, New Jersey Veto

February 20, 2012 – 8:00 am

The gay newspaper The Advocate reports on the President’s continuing effort to vote “present” on the marriage debate: White House press secretary Jay Carney dodged comment on this week’s marriage equality victory in Washington as President Obama was scheduled to visit the state for a Friday tour at Boeing Co., where he spoke about measures […]

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NOM Calls on Maryland Senate to Reject Legislation Redefining Marriage; Vows To Join With Allies To Refer Redefinition of Marriage to Maryland Voters If Necessary

February 17, 2012 – 7:30 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “The people of Maryland will decide this issue if they have to, just as voters in 31 other states have done.”—Brian Brown, NOM President Washington, DC—The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today called on the Maryland Senate to reject legislation passed by […]

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Victory! Gov. Christie Vetoes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

February 17, 2012 – 5:30 pm

Gov. Christie fulfills his promise to the people of New Jersey: Gov. Chris Christie has backed up his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriages in New Jersey. His veto came Friday, a day after the state Assembly passed the bill. The Senate approved it Monday. … Lawmakers have until the end of the […]

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Brian Brown says if Democratic Party Endorses SSM "Democrats Will Lose Seats"

February 17, 2012 – 3:30 pm

The Hill interviewed our President Brian Brown on the proposal recently endorsed by Nancy Pelosi to include same-sex marriage in the Democratic Party platform: …“It’s an unmitigated disaster for the Democratic Party,” said Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes gay marriage. “This may play well in San Francisco, but […]

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Is Dick Cheney Lobbying for SSM in Maryland?

February 17, 2012 – 3:15 pm

Buried in a Baltimore Sun report on efforts to flip Republican Assembly members in Maryland: …[Rep. Kach] also became the target of a last-minute lobby effort, and said his voice mail was full of messages from important people, including Mehlman, Bloomberg and an offer to talk with former Vice President Dick Cheney, whom Kach regards […]

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Monmouth Pollster on NJ Result: "Social Conservatives Will Tout This as a Victory"

February 17, 2012 – 3:00 pm

It’s never a victory when a legislature votes to redefine marriage but it is a victory for marriage when their efforts ultimately fail: With the state Legislature pushing through same-sex marriage legislation here, gay-rights advocates will now have a long and difficult road to override Gov. Chris Christie’s promised veto. Mr. Christie, a Republican who […]

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Report: Prediction of New York Same-Sex Numbers Was Exaggerated By Over 1000%!

February 17, 2012 – 2:30 pm

We’ve seen this before — gay marriage activists vastly overselling the need and desire for same-sex ceremonies: About 2,400 same-sex couples were married outside New York City since the state’s same-sex marriage law took effect in July, about 7 percent of the total number of weddings, the state Health Department said Wednesday. … There were […]

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PoltickerNY: The Brooklyn GOP’s Strategy For a Storobin Victory

February 17, 2012 – 11:00 am

A glimpse inside the campaign: With the Democratic dominance politics in the five boroughs, a decade in the City Council, the support of Brooklyn’s powerful Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club and ahuge fundraising advantage, conventional wisdom is that Lew Fidler is the “overwhelming favorite” against David Storobin in the special election to fill convicted former State […]

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MARRI Releases "162 Reasons to Marry"

February 17, 2012 – 10:00 am

The Marriage and Religion Research Institute has published a list of 162 Reasons to Marry. The reasons, obviously, are too many to list, but here are a few: The findings herein demonstrate that in marriage are contained all the five basic institutions, all the basic tasks, of society: family, church, school, marketplace and government. These […]

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Taranto in WSJ: Breakdown of Marriage Has Increased Inequality of the Sexes

February 17, 2012 – 9:00 am

Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto responds to Paul Krugman’s claim that “the sharp decline in marriage rates among less-affluent white Americans, documented by Charles Murray in his new book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 is ‘mainly about money’ as opposed to ‘morals.'” Taranto responds: Krugman concludes by complaining that conservatives are […]

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Audio: Christopher Plante on the Fight to Protect Marriage in Washington

February 16, 2012 – 3:00 pm

Christopher Plante, Regional Director for NOM, speaks to Ross Reynolds on KUOW radio in Washington State about the fight to protect marriage. He says: “We’re confident that we will be able to get far more than enough signatures” because “we’re talking about the most fundamental institution our society has. People in Washington like people across […]

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Prof. Holloway: The Way to Judge Justice Kennedy's Vote on Prop 8

February 16, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Today in Public Discourse, Carson Holloway sorts through Justice Kennedy’s arguments relating to same-sex marriage: …Kennedy’s past opinions on related questions seem to indicate his openness to the constitutionalization of same-sex marriage, but the evidence is nevertheless equivocal. Kennedy authored Lawrence v. Texas, in which the Court struck down Texas’s law against homosexual sodomy, and […]

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Video: Isn't Marriage Just About Loving and Committed Relationships?

February 16, 2012 – 11:00 am

Kalley Yanta for Minnesota Marriage Minute explains why marriage is about more than just encouraging adult love:

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New Hampshire Journal Poll: 72% Support Effort to Restore Marriage

February 16, 2012 – 10:00 am

The New Hampshire Journal has released the results of its online survey and found overwhelming support for the legislature’s efforts to restore marriage. 1. Do you support or oppose the efforts to define marriage as the union between one man and one woman? Yes: 72% (771 votes) No: 28% (293 votes) Full results PDF here […]

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CNA: Effort to Reverse Washington State "Gay Marriage" Law Begins

February 16, 2012 – 9:00 am

CNA: The Washington state governor has signed into law a bill that recognizes same-sex “marriage,” prompting those who support the traditional definition to file a referendum to challenge the law. “Preserving marriage as the union of one man and one woman is worth fighting for,” Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, said […]

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