stupid form email response from senator mike dewine
June 9, 2006
Dear Kimberly:
Thank you for contacting me.
I always have believed that marriage is between a man and a woman. That's
why, in 1996, I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, and why I am a
co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 1, the proposed Constitutional
amendment that would legally define marriage as the union between a man
and a woman.
The proposed amendment passed out of the Judiciary Committee, of which I
am a member, and moved to the Floor for consideration by the full Senate.
I supported the marriage amendment in the Judiciary Committee and, on
June, 7 2006, I voted in support of the amendment on the Senate Floor.
Unfortunately, although a majority of Senators voting supported the
amendment (49-48), it was not enough to move the amendment forward under
Senate procedural rules. I will, however, continue to support all efforts
to work for passage of this amendment in the future.
Again, thank you for contacting me on this important issue. If you have
any additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Very respectfully yours,
MIKE DeWINE
United States Senator
RMD/bf
Dear Kimberly:
Thank you for contacting me.
I always have believed that marriage is between a man and a woman. That's
why, in 1996, I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, and why I am a
co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 1, the proposed Constitutional
amendment that would legally define marriage as the union between a man
and a woman.
The proposed amendment passed out of the Judiciary Committee, of which I
am a member, and moved to the Floor for consideration by the full Senate.
I supported the marriage amendment in the Judiciary Committee and, on
June, 7 2006, I voted in support of the amendment on the Senate Floor.
Unfortunately, although a majority of Senators voting supported the
amendment (49-48), it was not enough to move the amendment forward under
Senate procedural rules. I will, however, continue to support all efforts
to work for passage of this amendment in the future.
Again, thank you for contacting me on this important issue. If you have
any additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Very respectfully yours,
MIKE DeWINE
United States Senator
RMD/bf