Judge Strikes Down Texas Gay Marriage Ban - Barry Smitherman for Attorney General, and Ted Cruz, Respond and Stand with Traditional Marriage

Attorney General Candidate Barry Smitherman’s Statement on Judge Orlando Garcia’s Ruling Striking Down Texas Gay Marriage Ban:

The following is a press release from Barry Smitherman:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	Contact:  Jared Craighead
Wednesday, February 26, 2014	512-522-5601

Attorney General Candidate Barry Smitherman’s Statement on Judge Orlando Garcia’s Ruling Striking Down Texas Gay Marriage Ban

AUSTIN –Today Barry Smitherman issued the following statement in response to Judge Orlando Garcia’s ruling striking down Texas’ gay marriage ban:

“Marriage is between one man and one woman, period.  I am deeply troubled by Judge Garcia’s ruling that I know General Abbott will successfully appeal to the 5^th Circuit.  Some liberal, unelected federal judges with lifetime appointments seem to be missing the point that not only is there a rational basis for our constitutional definition of marriage, there is a compelling governmental interest in maintaining core Judeo-Christian values here in Texas.

From the founding of our Republic, states have always maintained the right to define marriage.  Whether it was a proscription on the ability of people to marry a first or second cousin or some other family member, or a prohibition on children getting married, states have always rightfully been the ones to define who could and who could not marry.  Federal judges’ attempts in the wake of the Windsor case to usurp that power from the states must be halted immediately.

I urge the 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn this disastrous ruling as soon as possible.”

For more information please visit www.BarryforTexas.com.

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Ted Cruz's Statement on Judge Orlando Garcia’s Ruling Striking Down Texas Gay Marriage Ban:

The following is a press release from Barry Ted Cruz:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                          Sen. Cruz Press Office: 202-228-7561

Feb. 26, 2014                                                                                                  Sean_Rushton@cruz.senate.gov

News Release                                                                                            Catherine_Frazier@cruz.senate.gov

Sen. Cruz: Today's Ruling Invalidating Texas' Ban on Same-Sex Marriage is a Troubling Display of Judicial Activism

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement in response to a federal judge ruling Texas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional:

"Today’s ruling by a federal judge, invalidating Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage, is a troubling display of judicial activism.  Our Constitution leaves it to the States to define marriage, and unelected judges should not be substituting their own policy views for the reasoned judgments of the citizens of Texas, who adopted our marriage law directly by referendum.  The court's decision undermines the institution of marriage, and I applaud Attorney General Abbott’s decision to appeal this ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals."

Federal Judge Rules "No Constitutional Right to Gay Marriage" Upholds Gay Marriage Voter Ban

Don't believe the Lies, most Americans support Traditional Marriage between a man and a woman. Most States have even voted to pass a constitutional ban on gay marriage, including California! (See list of states who have voted to protect traditional marriage below)

Below is an email I got recently with information regarding a Federal Judge upholding traditional marriage. Yes, even federal Judges are supporting traditional marriage even though the liberal media does not publicize it.


From Brian Brown of National Organization for Marriage:


Federal Judge: No Right to Gay Marriage! NOM Marriage News, August 9, 2012

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Dear Marriage Supporter,

After a week dominated by the Chick-fil-A grassroots support movement there is more goodnews for marriage that you will never hear on the nightly news. Earlier this week another federal judge rejected the claim that there is aconstitutional right to gay marriage!

A same-sex couple tried to get Hawaii's marriage laws struck down on the grounds that they are allegedly irrational and rooted in bias towards gay people.

Hawaii, you will recall, was the original seat of the litigation wars seeking to impose gay marriage upon theAmerican people.  The population of the blue state of Hawaii responded in 1998 by overwhelmingly passing (69 percent to 29 percent) the very firstmarriage amendment, clarifying that the legislature has the right to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

Now a federal judge has affirmed the right of the people of Hawaii to make that determination—and in the process rejected theargument that marriage is rooted in bias or bigotry:

"Throughout history and societies, marriage has been connected with procreation and childrearing.... It follows that it is not beyond rational speculation to conclude that fundamentally altering the definition of marriage to include same-sex unions might result in undermining the societal understanding of the link between marriage, procreation, and family structure."

"In this situation," the court continued, "to suddenly constitutionalize the issue of same-sex marriage 'would short-circuit' the legislative actions that have been taking place inHawaii."

Bottom line: "Because Hawaii's marriage laws are rationally related to legitimate government interests, they do not violate the federal Constitution."

The majority of courts, as well as the majority of citizens, recognize that our marriage laws are not rooted inhatred towards gay people or anyone else!  I wish more gay marriage advocates could see this.