Issue Position: Marriage

Issue Position

I support traditional marriage and would not be a member of a church that marries same-sex couples.

However, the republican form of government is designed expressly to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority and to provide equal protection for all.

As such, it is quite possible that a Pennsylvania court will one day rule that marriage, and its government-provided benefits, must be made available to everyone.

For this reason, I support extracting government authority from the institution of marriage completely, and giving full authority over marriage back to institutions that are competent to the task of preserving traditions.

Government is simply not capable of preserving the sanctity of anything.

Those who believe the Pennsylvania Constitution should be amended to "protect" or "define" marriage would be wise to consider the treatment Article II Section 8's "salary and mileage and no other compensation whatever" provision for legislators has been twisted by all three branches of government.

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