Same Sex "Marriage":
Latest Legal Assault on Values of Majority
Homosexuals Sue for Legal Marriage in NJ

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June 2002

By Toni Meyer, Sr. Research Analyst for the NJ Family Policy Council, Parsippany, NJ.

The courts have been increasingly responsible for effectively changing state and federal laws and constitutions as they “interpret” the law. Recent examples include:
1. The NJ State Supreme Court telling the Boy Scouts they must allow “gay” scout leaders.
2. The NJ State Supreme Court telling legislators and parents they have no right to be legally notified of their child having an abortion.
3. Federal courts striking down provisions of the Child Online Protection Act, designed to protect children from pornography and predators.
4. Federal court ruling that reciting “under God” in the pledge of allegiance is unconstitutional.

Now, just last month, a national gay rights group filed a lawsuit in a Jersey City state Superior court on behalf of seven same-sex couples who were denied marriage licenses. The lawsuit charges that the state “violated their constitutional right to equality”. No matter what lawyers argue, two men or two women will never equal a man and a woman, and therefore by nature they are not entitled to an equal right to marry. But our NJ Supreme Court, one of the most liberal in the land, will most likely decide this outcome, so once again the core values of the majority are on the chopping block in court.

The voice of “we the People” – the vast majority of citizens, is being trampled upon and it appears that the average citizen is sick and tired of it based on the overwhelming reaction to the attack on our Pledge of Allegiance. So, the pivotal question is will the citizens and families of NJ make their voices heard in this “representative” government and insist that marriage be legally preserved as between one man and one woman only? Or will they let the courts dismantle the institution that has stood the test of time for thousands of years and benefits the common good of all of society? Should the homosexual plaintiffs prevail in our courts, how soon will it be before homosexuals file suit against a church for refusing to marry them, and NJ school curriculums begin mandating that children learn that the homosexual lifestyle is a “normal alternative choice”?

The final question then, is how can citizens make their voices heard? As a first step, they can call their state legislator and ask them to pass the Marriage Protection Act, which would define marriage in NJ as being between one man and one woman only. (Thirty-six states have legislation expressly prohibiting gay marriage, but NJ is not one of them). Secondly, when judicial nominees are being considered for our high court, citizens can call their legislators and urge them to make sure the judges they appoint will strictly interpret existing law rather than reinventing it. Last, but not least, they can make sure they cast votes in November for candidates who will clearly defend the institution of marriage.

 

 

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