On January 28th, the Hawaii State Senate passed a bill granting civil unions to homosexuals in the state. The development should be added to the long list of reasons why weak state marriage amendments accomplish nothing in the long-term.
Last Saturday was the 38th anniversary of the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision. As other presidents have done, President Obama issued a statement on the anniversary expressing his opinion on abortion. While other presidents (e.g., Clinton) have expressed support for abortion while paying lip service to making them “safe, legal, and rare,” President Obama took a unapologetically pro-abortion approach in his statement.
Since 1998, voters in 20 states have passed state constitutional amendments defining marriage as the exclusive union between one man and one woman. On June 7, 2006, U.S. Senators from 8 of those 20 states failed to support the federal Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA). Voters in Hawaii, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota and Oregon may wonder why.
