Broun to
Reintroduce Federal Marriage Protection Amendment

Republican congressman Paul Broun of Georgia announced Tuesday that he plans to submit a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. He cited the California supreme court's May 15 ruling in favor of gay marriage as the reason for his action, according to The Southern Voice.

"What the activist judges in California have shown is that the traditional definition of marriage is under assault by a cadre of lawyers and judges who hold the will of the voters in contempt," Broun said in a press release. "As a result, a political and social question that should be resolved at the ballot box is being imposed by a handful of liberal elites."

Broun, a freshman representative elected in 2007, is currently seeking reelection. (The Advocate)