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State Senator Information
Missouri 		US Senators by State
US Senators and their Comments on FMA
Senator's Name: Christopher Bond, Republican
Website: http://bond.senate.gov/
Federal DOMA in 1996: This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 and for the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
Senator's Comments: "I fully support Missouri's Defense of Marriage Act and have supported the same action on the federal level. I believe these laws will prevent same-sex marriages in Missouri. Amending the Constitution should be approached with great care, but a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage should be an option given what is happening today. With new threats to traditional marriage in the courts every day, I stand ready to support fully and vote for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages if it becomes, as the result of the actions of activist judges, the only course of action to preserve traditional marriage in our society and in states like Missouri." ? press statement sent 6-9-04
?Sen. Kit Bond, A Missouri Republican, said that amending the Constitution should be approached with great care, but that an amendment should be an option because of recent events. ?With new threats to traditional marriage in the courts every day, I stand ready to support fully and vote for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage if it becomes, as a result of the actions of activist judges, the only course of action? ? Kansas City Star, February 25, 2004.
??At this point, the state of Missouri has passed a strong defense of marriage act,? Bond said. ?I strongly support that. I voted for the federal defense of marriage act. So we have the laws in place. The only way we would need a constitutional amendment is if some authoritative court came down and said, ?No, no you can?t do that under the Constitution.??? ? Kansas City Star, February 21, 2004.
FMA Cloture in July 2004: This senator voted for the cloture concerning the FMA in July 2004.
Senator's Name: Claire McCaskill, Democrat
Website: http://mccaskill.senate.gov/
Federal DOMA in 1996: This senator was elected in 2006, therefore was not present to vote on the federal DOMA or the Marriage Protection Amendments.
Senator's Comments:
FMA Cloture in July 2004:


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