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Carol Turoff: Politic & Social Commentary
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
Homosexual Marriage Ban Stands in Arizona
By Len Munsil Late Tuesday afternoon, the Arizona Supreme Court announced that it would not consider an appeal from an Arizona Court of Appeals decision upholding the 1996 law that prohibits same-sex marriage in Arizona. This is an important victory, but understand that this legal challenge started long before Massachusetts began granting marriage licenses to same sex couples. It remains a certainty that Arizona same-sex partners who get “married” in Massachusetts will come back to Arizona and launch a new challenge to this law, probably soon. A coalition of pro-family leaders met today with Senate President Ken Bennett to urge him to bring HCM 2004 to the floor for a final vote in the Senate. HCM 2004, a “postcard” to Congress urging it to support amending the U.S. Constitution to preserve marriage as the union of one man and one woman, has already passed the House by more than a two-thirds margin. In addition to the groups present, which represent hundreds of thousands of Arizonans, we also had letters in support of a vote from Focus on the Family, Family Research Council and Congressman Jeff Flake. While we still do not have commitments from enough senators to know that the resolution will pass, we believe the overwhelming percentage of Americans in support of a marriage amendment will make it difficult for senators to vote “no.” But win or lose, we believe strongly that HCM 2004 should be voted on and Arizonans should know where their senators stand. Please continue to pray that President Bennett would allow the Senate to vote on this resolution. Len Munsil is president of the Center for Arizona Policy, in Scottsdale Home |News |State Briefs |Editorials|Letters |Key Legislation |Privacy Policy |Contact Us
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“We are here today in the name of love. We are
celebrating the love of a husband and a wife and children. We are not
here out of anger or hatred. Those who oppose us deserve our love, not
our condemnation." Len Munsil, president, Center for Arizona Policy | |