THE FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT WON'T WORK; TRY THIS INSTEAD: From the Weekly Standard

...But trying to change the Constitution to resolve a fundamental social conflict is a deeply mistaken strategy. Not only will it almost certainly fail to be ratified; it will end up enshrining these "marriages."

...With firm leadership, the Republican majority in Congress could enact legislation right now to close the door on unisex marriages before the Supreme Court rules.

...Compared to the lengthy process of ratifying the FMA, they would have taken immediate action to protect traditional marriage. ...

...Those who favor a constitutional amendment to protect marriage object to ordinary legislation, claiming the Supreme Court will certainly strike down a federal statute. President Franklin Roosevelt gave this classic response to such arguments....

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Ramesh Ponnuru responds here.
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