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State Senator Information
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US Senators and their Comments on FMA
Senator's Name: John Thune, Repbulican
Website: http://thune.senate.gov/
Federal DOMA in 1996: This senator was elected in 2004, therefore not present for the federal DOMA or the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004. The senator voted for the MPA in 2006.
Senator's Comments: Co-Sponsor of the 2005 Marriage Protection Amendment - ?The tradition of marriage between one man and one woman is under attack in courtrooms around America. To protect marriages from activist judges, we need a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as one man and one woman. Marriage should be defined by the people through their elected representatives ? not unelected, activist judges.? Source: Press Release, ?Thune Co-Sponsors Marriage Protection Amendment,? 24 Jan. 2005, http://thune.senate.gov
FMA Cloture in July 2004: This senator was elected in 2004, therefore not present for the FMA cloture vote in July 2004.
Senator's Name: Tim Johnson, Democrat
Website: http://www.senate.gov/~johnson/
Federal DOMA in 1996: As a member of the House, Johnson voted for the federal DOMA in 1996. The senator voted against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
Senator's Comments: INTERVIEW Q: Sen. Frist said he would support a constitutional amendment to ban homosexual marriage. Would you support such an amendment if it were offered in the Senate? Johnson: No, there?s no need for such an amendment. It?s just nonsense. Q: Do you think that because it?s not likely to happen? Or, if it became imminent that it was going to happen, would you think that would then be appropriate, that kind of amendment? Johnson: It?s not imminent, and this is a state-by-state decision about government laws on marriage and civil unions. ? David Freddoso, ?Senators Hesitant to Back Frist on Marriage Amendment,?  Human Events Online, July 11, 2003.
FMA Cloture in July 2004: This senator voted against the cloture concerning the FMA July 2004.


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