Out Congressman Jared Polis, a Democrat
from Colorado, has responded to a Republican's anti-gay marriage bill
with a proposal to “restrain” his ability to introduce
legislation.
Iowa Representative Steve King, a vocal
opponent of gay rights, last week introduced a proposal that if
approved would prohibit federal judges from ruling over any cases
involving marriage.
Polis responded to King's “Restrain
the Judges on Marriage Act” with his “Restrain Steve King from
Legislating Act.”
“For too long, Steve King has
overstepped his constitutionally nonexistent judicial authority,”
Polis
said in announcing his legislation. “Mr. King has perverted the
Constitution to create rights to things such as discrimination,
bullying, and disparate treatment. These efforts to enshrine these
appalling values as constitutional rights were not envisioned by the
voters, or by King's colleagues who must currently try to restrain
his attempts to single-handedly rewrite the nation's founding
principles on a bill-by-bill basis.”
“I urge the House to bring this bill
to the floor. If passed, my bill would preserve the right of
millions of voters in all 50 states who would prefer that Steve King
refrain from legislating a role for himself in their marriage
decisions.”
In 2003, King compared gay men and
lesbians to fairy tales: “Unicorns, leprechauns, gay marriages in
Iowa – these are things you will never find because they just don't
exist.” Iowa began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in
2009.
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