Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the "Uniting American Families Act," a bill that would allow homosexuals to immigrate to the U.S. with their partners under the same resident status as married spouses. As FRC has argued, there is no reason for Congress to carve out an exception to the immigration rule to accommodate these "partnerships." In my written testimony, which was submitted today to the Judiciary Committee, I reiterated the fact that "families" are legally recognized by blood, marriage, or adoption. In other words, these same-sex "partnerships" don't constitute "family" relationships.
Although Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) frames the policy as an anti-discrimination measure, the truth is, it weakens our federal law and chips away at the unique status of marriage. For the federal government to recognize homosexual pairs in any way, shape, or form is a violation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Interestingly enough, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) also submitted written testimony to the Judiciary Committee, but in support of S. 424. In five pages, the organization never once mentions the words "homosexual" or "same-sex" to describe these partnerships. Obviously, it's part of the broader strategy to deceive the NAACP's largely pro-marriage constituency into supporting the bill.
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