Re: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution

2004-03-23 Thread Steven Montgomery
At 11:38 AM 3/23/2004, you wrote: Steven Montgomery wrote: If, as BYU Professor Richard Wilkins states, we need a Marriage Amendment because activist judges have misinterpreted the Constitution (See the URL immediately below), then why not simply limit their jurisdiction as outlined in Article I

RE: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution

2004-03-23 Thread RB Scott
IL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution > > >RB Scott wrote: >>I agree, John. Notice that yesterday the proponents of the >>amendment expanded language of the proposed amendment to give >>states the right to adopt same sex union legislation and even &

RE: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution

2004-03-23 Thread John W. Redelfs
RB Scott wrote: I agree, John. Notice that yesterday the proponents of the amendment expanded language of the proposed amendment to give states the right to adopt same sex union legislation and even Orrin Hatch was dithering. Where can I read about this? --JWR /

RE: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution

2004-03-23 Thread RB Scott
>-Original Message- >From: John W. Redelfs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:38 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution > > >Steven Montgomery wrote: >>If, as BYU Professor Richard Wilkins states,

Re: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution

2004-03-23 Thread John W. Redelfs
Steven Montgomery wrote: If, as BYU Professor Richard Wilkins states, we need a Marriage Amendment because activist judges have misinterpreted the Constitution (See the URL immediately below), then why not simply limit their jurisdiction as outlined in Article III, Section 2? http://www.ldsmag.

RE: [ZION] Marriage and the Constitution

2004-03-23 Thread RB Scott
When Richard Wilkins lays out a real constitutional argument I will be first in line to read it. So far, he resorts to bombast and preaching rather than jurisprudence. The "local option" you propose does have some major practical complications (as we have discussed), ones that could be sorted out