House to Introduce Marriage Protection Act

Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) is expected to reintroduce the Marriage Protection Act in the House of Representatives soon. The MPA is an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The proposed legislation requires super-majorities (two-thirds) from both the House and the Senate to be passed and sent to the states for ratification (requiring three-fourths of the states to ratify). The MPA was reintroduced into the U.S. Senate last week by Sen. Allard (R-CO) as SJR 1.

Now is the time to contact your congressman and ask them to co-sponsor the Marriage Protection Act. To find your representatives and their contact information, visit the House web site at www.house.gov.

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 Introduced

U.S. Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) have introduced the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005, which allows the Federal Communications Commission to increase tenfold the current fines on television and radio broadcasters who violate the FCC decency rules regarding over-the-air public broadcasts.

The legislation increases the maximum fine for each violation to $325,000 with a penalty cap of $3 million for any single act.

To read more about this proposed legislation, visit the web site of Senator Brownback. Also take the time to write or call your senators and express your views supporting this legislation. You can find contact information for your senators at www.senate.gov.

Obscenity Case Dismissed by Overzealous Judge

In an article written by Ms. Julie Hilden found on FindLaw’s site, the ramifications are made clear of the recent federal court decision to dismiss an obscenity charge on the grounds that obscenity laws violate the “right to privacy.” Ms. Hilden presents a completely illogical argument that obscenity should be protected by the First Amendment simply because it is speech and all speech deserves equal protection under law. Of course, Ms. Hilden ignores hundreds of years of case law to the contrary stating that the First Amendment protection of speech is not and never was intended to be absolute in nature.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hilden/20050131.html

“Our country is fast becoming a nation of rights without responsibility, a society built solely on our freedom to do what we want, but ignoring our freedom from things that are harmful,” said Dan Panetti, the National Coalition’s vice president for Legal and Public Policy. “We must beware that the ‘right to privacy’ is swallowing up all individual responsibility allowing those who harm others to hide behind the skirt of the Constitution and sneer at those who would uphold decency and honor as virtues along side the heralded tolerance and diversity of today.” For an excellent article challenging judicial activism and judges rewriting law, read this article from Daniel Weiss:
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42601

Ten Commandments Case Before Supreme Court

Mat Staver with Liberty Counsel will argue a Kentucky case before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2. The justices will have the opportunity to decide and issue a landmark decision on a significant case dealing with the freedom of religious expression in the public square. Please put Mat and the Supreme Court justices on your prayer list this month.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42288