Brian Brown, president of the National
Organization for Marriage (NOM), blamed the Obama administration for
a “rash” of “egregious” gay marriage rulings and reiterated
his call for a federal amendment to put a stop to such decisions.
Brown made his remarks in response to a
federal judge's ruling declaring invalid Texas' ban on same-sex
marriage – the sixth such ruling in less than 10 weeks.
(Related: Texas'
gay marriage ban ruled unconstitutional.)
“We've seen a rash of these rulings
in recent weeks, all making the same errors about binding Supreme
Court precedents relevant to marriage and all issued by activist
judges bound and determined to redefine marriage in defiance of
thousands of years of human experience,” Brown
said in a statement. “These egregious decisions by unelected
judges throwing out the votes of millions of Americans have been
shamefully encouraged, aided, and abetted by the lawless actions of
President Obama and his administration, especially the Attorney
General. It simply has to stop. Critical issues like marriage that
are foundational to civilization cannot be permitted to be taken over
by activist judges and out of control political appointees. The
voices and values of ordinary citizens are being trampled by judges
determined to impose profound social change that affects citizens in
the deepest and most fundamental ways. The American people, and our
leaders in Congress, need to step up and restore the powers of
government to their proper balance.”
“Congress needs to send a federal
marriage amendment to the states for ratification and put an end to
this mockery of government. From the President to the Attorney
General, to activist federal judges around the nation and even to
some state attorneys general and governors in the various states,
we're seeing a shameful lack of integrity and an utter rebellion
against the rule of law and the sovereign rights of the American
people. Power needs to be returned to the American people to uphold
the right of the people to define marriage as the union of one man
and one woman.”
(Related: Texas
Gov. Rick Perry vows to fight gay marriage ruling.)