AMENDMENT 28 PROPOSAL

WE PROPOSE AMENDMENT 28

• The right of the citizens to marry in the United States shall not be denied or abridged
• by the United States or by any state in regards to gender.
• Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

CONSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

• There is no specific reference to marriage in the constitution but Article IV Section 1 states that
• "Full faith and credit," shall be given in each state to the "public acts, Records, and judicial proceedings,
• of every other state."
• Other states have recognized full marriage equality and following the constitution requires the others to recognize
• the decision.

CONSTITUTIONAL PROOF CONT

• 14th amendment Section 1
• The amendment states that no law of the states can deprive any
• Person of life, liberty, or property, without due process.
• The amendment also prohibits the denial of equal protection to any person in the state's
• Jurisdiction.

CURRENT EVENTS

• Gay marriage has been a major source of conflict among lawmakers and the public
• There is a large movement to legalize gay marriage in all 50 states
• 19 states have legalized it so far including California, Delaware, and Maine.
• 8 have legalized it through Court Decision, 8 through State Legislature, and 3 by popular vote
• President Obama has spoken out in support believing marriage equality "strengthens families."

CURRENT EVENTS CONT

• In California in 2010, US District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker
• declared proposition 8 a violation of the due process and equal protection
• clauses of the US Constituion.

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