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in 6 Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015), is at odds with the Constitution 7 of the United States and the principlesin Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 10 (2015), is at odds with the Constitution of the United States and the principles
and 9 WHEREAS, liberty has long been understood as individual freedom from 10 governmental action, not as a right to a particular governmentaland 12 WHEREAS, liberty has long been understood as individual freedom from government action, not as a 13 right to a particular governmental
a definition of "liberty" that the framers 13 would not have recognized, rejecting the idea captured in the Declaration 14 of Independence that human dignity is innate, and instead suggesting that it 15 comes from the government; and 16 WHEREAS, when the framers proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence 17 that "all men are created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with certain 18 unalienable Rights," they referred to a vision of mankind in which all humans 19 are created in the image of God and therefore of inherent worth; and 20 WHEREAS, Obergefell undermines this vision by declaring that citizens 21 must seek dignity from the state; and 22 WHEREAS, Obergefell relies on the dangero…a definition of "liberty" that the framers would not have recognized, 15 because it rejects the idea captured in the Declaration of Independence that human dignity is innate and 16 instead suggests that it comes from the government; and 17 WHEREAS, when the framers proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created 18 equal" and are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights," they referred to a vision of mankind 19 in which all humans are created in the image of God and are therefore of inherent worth; and 20 WHEREAS, Obergefell undermines this vision by declaring that citizens must seek dignity from the 21 state; and 22 WHEREAS, Obergefell relies on the…
and not the Supreme Court, has the right to regulate marriage for its 34 citizens; and 35 WHEREAS, Obergefell requires states to issue marriage licenses to same- 36 sex couples and to recognize same-sex marriages in complete contravention of 37 their own state constitutions and the will of their voters, thus undermining 38 the civil liberties of those states' residents and voters; and 39 WHEREAS, marriage as an institution has been recognized as the union of 40 one man and one woman for more than 2,000 years; andand not the Supreme Court, has the right to regulate marriage for its 2 citizens; and 3 WHEREAS, Obergefell requires states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and to 4 recognize same-sex marriages in complete contravention of their own state constitutions and the will of their 5 voters and thus undermines the civil liberties of those states' residents and voters; and 6 WHEREAS, marriage as an institution has been recognized as the union of one man and one woman 7 for more than 2,000 years and
for more than 2,000 years; and 41 WHEREAS, Obergefell arbitrarily and unjustly rejected this definition 42 of marriagefor more than 800 years; and 9 WHEREAS, Obergefell arbitrarily and unjustly rejected this definition of marriage
in favor of a novel, flawed interpretation of key 1 clauses within the Constitutionin favor of a novel, 10 flawed interpretation of key clauses within the Constitution
justices in the majority ruling, Justices Ruth Bader Gins- 9 burg and Elena Kagan, had previously officiated same-sex weddings, and thus 10 were not impartial triers ofjustices in the majority ruling, 12 Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, had previously officiated same-sex weddings and thus were 13 not impartial triers of
to 28 U.S.C. 455; and 12 WHEREAS, since court rulings are not laws and only legislatures elected 13 by the people may pass laws, Obergefell is an illegitimate overreachto 28 U.S.C. 455; and 14 WHEREAS, since court rulings are not laws and only legislatures elected by the people may pass laws, 15 Obergefell is an illegitimate overreach
a union of one man and one woman. 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that thea union of one man and one 23 woman. 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
the issue of marriage and enforcement of all laws pertaining to marriage back 31 to the several states and the people. 32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that thethe issue of marriage 25 and enforcement of all laws pertaining to marriage back to the several states and the people. 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the