Obama ignoring constitution
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Census used as 'gay gimmick'
Jim Brown and Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 4/7/2010 6:00:00 AM
Traditional marriage proponents are warning that homosexual activists
and the Obama administration are once again working in concert to
"manipulate" federal law.
The Associated Press reports that the Census Bureau plans to count
same-sex couples who say they are married, regardless of whether they
have a marriage license (see AP article). Even though only five states
and the District of Columbia have legalized same-sex "marriages," the
Census Bureau says same-sex couples should feel free to check the
"husband" or "wife" boxes on the census form, rather than "unmarried
partner."
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Peter LaBarbera, executive director of Americans for Truth About
Homosexuality, argues that the Bureau is clearly violating the federal
Defense of Marriage Act, which does not recognize same-sex marriages.
"What they're obviously trying to do is magnify the numbers of
homosexuals in the society," he suspects. "This dates way back in the
gay movement. There was a time when homosexual activists just lied
and said that ten percent of the public was gay -- that was a bald-
faced lie. It took decades to finally disprove that lie, but here
again we see them calling themselves married because they want to be
called married. Well, that's not what the law says."
LaBarbera believes homosexual activists are using the census as their
latest "gimmick" to seek affirmation of their lifestyle, and he
challenges Congress to "step up" and prevent the Obama administration
from promoting the "gay" agenda by dictate.
Marriage by opinion is not marriage by law
Similarly, Matt Barber, director of cultural affairs at Liberty
Counsel, believes the source for the Bureau's instructions can perhaps
be traced as far as the White House. (Listen to audio report)
"It's a shame that the Census Bureau, in tangent with radical
homosexual activists, are choosing to use the census, which is
supposed to provide objective, quantifiable information relative to
varying demographics around the country, that they're using this as a
tool for political activism," Barber laments.
He notes that just because a homosexual couple might call their
relationship a marriage, that does not make it so. "It is directly
contrary to probably the letter, at least the spirit, of the Defense
of Marriage Act," he adds.
The federal law recognizes marriage as a union between a man and a
woman, and the cultural affairs director believes the purpose in the
census campaign is to "create an impression in the minds of the
American people" that the movement for legalizing homosexual marriage
has more steam behind it than it actually does.