Chumuckla, Fl (October 25, 2006) - Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL-01) condemned today’s decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court that allows committed homosexual couples the same rights and benefits as married heterosexuals.
“Traditional marriage is under assault by an overreaching judiciary,” Miller said. “Congress must now consider every Constitutional mechanism available to address the real and growing problem of judicial activism, and do all we can to prevent the courts from creating a new ‘right’ by dictating to America that homosexual marriage is the supreme law of the land.”
The high court’s ruling gave New Jersey lawmakers 180 days to rewrite marriage laws to either include same-sex couples or create a new system of civil unions for them and moved New Jersey closer to a constitutional amendment to institutionalize homosexual marriage.
“I am concerned by what has happened to America since the courts have begun rejecting the Founders’ beliefs,” stated Miller. “The marriage of a man and woman is the most enduring human institution, honored in all cultures and by every religious faith. It’s in this institution that children are meant to be nurtured. We know this after thousands of years of human experience.”
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