Wisconsin judge puts same-sex marriages on hold

By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
Published: Friday, Jun. 13, 2014 – 6:42 am
Last Modified: Saturday, Jun. 14, 2014 – 1:49 pm

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Friday put same-sex marriages in Wisconsin on hold, a week after she struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional, a move that allowed more than 500 couples to wed over the last eight days.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb’s ruling Friday means that gay marriages will end while the appeal from Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is pending. Couples who were in the middle of the five-day waiting period to get a license, which most counties waived, are caught in limbo.

Van Hollen requested Crabb put her ruling on hold, arguing that allowing the marriages while the underlying case was pending created confusion about the legality of those marriages.

In her order, Crabb expressed (continue reading)

 

American Minute with Bill Federer FLAG DAY – ‘Millions of our school children will daily proclaim…dedication…to the Almighty’-Eisenhower

Thirteen Stars and Thirteen Stripes.

On JUNE 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress selected the FLAG of the United States.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Proclamation making JUNE 14 “NATIONAL FLAG DAY.”

President Calvin Coolidge stated May 25, 1924, at the Confederate Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia:

“It is the maintenance of our American ideals, beneath a common FLAG, under the blessings of Almighty God… We know that Providence would have it so.”

President Calvin Coolidge stated May 31, 1926:

“Our condition today is not merely that of one people under one FLAG, but of a thoroughly united people who have seen bitterness and enmity which once threatened to sever them pass away, and a spirit of kindness and good will reign over them all.”

President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated November 13, 1935:

“Our FLAG for a century and a half has been the symbol of the principles of liberty of conscience, of religious freedom and equality before the law; and these concepts are deeply ingrained in our national character.”

Get the book Miracles in American History-32 Amazing Stories of Answered Prayer

On FLAG DAY, JUNE 14, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated:

“The belief in man, created free, in the image of God – is the crucial difference between ourselves and the enemies we face today…

We know that man, born to freedom in the image of God, will not forever suffer the oppressors’ sword…”

Franklin Roosevelt continued:

“I am going to close by reading you a prayer that has been written for…this day:

‘God of the free, we pledge our hearts and lives today to the cause of
all free mankind.

Grant us victory over the tyrants who would enslave all free men and
Nations.

Grant us faith and understanding to cherish all those who fight for freedom…

Grant us honor for our dead who died in the faith, honor for our living who work and strive for the faith, redemption and security for all captive lands and peoples.

Grant us patience with the deluded and pity for the betrayed.

And grant us the skill and the valor that shall cleanse the world of oppression and the old base doctrine that the strong must eat the weak because they are strong…

If our brothers are oppressed, then we are oppressed. If they hunger, we hunger. If their freedom is taken away, our freedom is not secure…

And in that faith let us march, toward the clean world our hands can make. Amen.'”

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On FLAG DAY, JUNE 14, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed Public Law 396 adding the phrase “One Nation Under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance to the FLAG.

Eisenhower stated:

“From this day forward, the millions of our school children will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural school house, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty.

To anyone who truly loves America, nothing could be more inspiring than…this rededication of our youth, on each school morning, to our country’s true meaning.”

President Eisenhower ended:

“In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country’s most powerful resource, in peace or in war.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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State Representatives Support Clerk’s Appeal for Marriage

Twenty Republican House members signed a letter addressed to Schuylkill County Register of Wills Theresa Santai-Gaffney supporting her decision to legally intervene against the May 20th decision by U.S. Middle District Court Judge John Jones dismantling the state Defense of Marriage Act.

Last Friday afternoon, Theresa Gaffney, Clerk of the Orphans’ Court of Schuylkill County, filed paperwork to intervene in the case that overturned Pennsylvania’s marriage law. Please  (continue reading)

Metcalfe to Introduce Resolution Calling on Governor to Stand Up for States’ Rights

Metcalfe to Introduce Resolution Calling on Governor to Stand Up for States’ Rights
6/9/2014

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Majority Chairman, Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), will soon introduce a House resolution officially calling on the Corbett administration to defend Pennsylvania’s state sovereignty by appealing the Whitewood v. Wolf court decision that invalidated Pennsylvania’s Defense of Marriage Act.

“This federal court’s blatant and tyrannical usurpation of power is a direct assault on the sovereignty of every current and future law adopted by this Commonwealth,” said Metcalfe. “The governor’s announcement that he does not intend to appeal this judicial activist decision establishes a harmful precedent against the sovereign powers reserved to the states, or we the people, by America’s founders through the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.”

However, according to Metcalfe, who is also the prime sponsor of a proposed Constitutional amendment (House Bill 1349) that would leave the decision to define marriage completely up to Pennsylvania voters, time is of the essence for the state House to adopt House Resolution 891. There are now fewer than 30 days from the May 20 federal court decision for the governor to reverse his decision and file a notice of appeal.

An excerpt from the resolution reads: “Therefore be it resolved, that the House of Representatives urge the executive branch participants in the Whitewood case to appeal the decision in order to preserve the right of the citizens of this Commonwealth to exercise their constitutional and historical prerogative to define marriage.”

“Ultimately, any changes to Pennsylvania’s definition of marriage should come as a result of the legislative process (continue reading)

 

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SVC June 2014 – They Come to American film

WHAT:              “They Come to America”, a film by Dennis Michael Lynch.

     (click here for details about the film)

 

WHEN:             Monday, June 9 at 7:00PM

 

WHERE:           Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg

Baylor Conference Room

Lower level west side

 

AUDIENCE:      Public is invited free of charge. People who are interested in learning about illegal immigration and the effect it is having on our country are encouraged to attend.

Take action to protect Pennsylvania’s marriage law

Issue

Resolution Introduced Urging Governor Corbett to Appeal Jones’ Decision

Details

Wednesday afternoon Representative Daryl Metcalfe sent out a Co-sponsorship Memoranda asking for co-sponsors to a resolution “Urging Governor Corbett to Defend State’s Rights.”

The memo outlines Judge Jones’ usurpation of power in his decision to declare our Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and Governor Corbett’s decision not to appeal Jones’ decision as “a harmful precedent.” It also notes that last June’s US Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor affirms that the “federal government may not interfere with a state’s definition or regulation of marriage.”

Action Steps

Representative Metcalfe needs co-sponsors added to this resolution. Contact your State Representative and ask him or her to co-sponsor Representative Metcalfe’s “Resolution Urging Governor Corbett to Defend states’ Rights.”

1.) In this instance, a personal phone call into the district office nearest you or email would be best. Click here for a list of all the State Reps to find out their district phone numbers. If you don’t know who your legislator is, click on “Who’s my Legislator?” in the right sidebar of this page.

2.) Go to our ACTION CENTER to send an email. The message is pre-written, but you may change the subject line and wording of the message in order to personalize it.

 

Schuylkill County Clerk Files Motion to Intervene in Marriage Lawsuit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Schuylkill County Clerk Files Motion to Intervene in Marriage Lawsuit

 

This afternoon, Jim Smith and David Crossett, attorneys with the Smith Law Group, LLC, located in Fleetwood, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and Jeff Conrad, attorney with Clymer, Musser & Conrad, P.C., located in Lancaster County, on behalf of Theresa Santai Gaffney, Clerk of the Orphan’s Court of Schuylkill County, filed a Motion to Intervene in Whitewood v. Wolf, the case in which a single federal District Judge declared unconstitutional for all Pennsylvanians, the Commonwealth’s longstanding definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. Theresa Santai Gaffney, Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, is seeking intervention in the case so that the ruling can be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

 

Governor Corbett, who had been defending the law, declined to appeal the ruling. “An appeal is necessary so that the judicial process is not abandoned,” stated Ms. Gaffney. “The people of Pennsylvania deserve to hear from the Court of Appeals on this important issue because a single judge should not be able to nullify the will of the majority without an appeal.”

 

Marriage between one man and one woman has always been the law in Pennsylvania. “I respect the law of our Commonwealth and the will of the people reflected in the law,” said Ms. Gaffney. “I believe that the voice of those who think that our law is constitutional and best serves all citizens of the Commonwealth should be heard.”

 

“Due to the uncertainty of the state of the law, I will continue issuing marriage licenses to all couples,” said Ms. Gaffney.

 

One of the reasons that she is seeking to intervene in this case is to obtain clarity about her official duties.

 

The Motion to Intervene asks the Court for the ability to join the lawsuit for purposes of appeal.

Representative Daryl Metcalfe sent out a Co-sponsorship Memoranda asking for co-sponsors to a resolution “Urging Governor Corbett to Defend State’s Rights.”

Late yesterday afternoon Representative Daryl Metcalfe sent out a Co-sponsorship Memoranda asking for co-sponsors to a resolution “Urging Governor Corbett to Defend State’s Rights.”

The memo outlines Judge Jones’ usurpation of power and Governor Corbett’s decision not to appeal Jones’ decision as “a harmful precedent.” It also notes that last June’s US Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor affirms that the “federal government may not interfere with a state’s definition or regulation of marriage   http://libertyactioncenter.com/campaign/53900ce9-4a64-4133-b9f7-2a7932741282

Republicans on the Hunt for Women Ready to Run for Office

There has never been a better time to be a woman looking to make a difference in the public sector than today. More doors are open to us than ever before, yet women are woefully underrepresented at nearly every level of elected office.

A recent study found only 40 percent of women feel they are qualified to serve as an elected official, while more than 60 percent of men consider themselves somewhat qualified to very qualified to serve in office. But the same study also found that when a woman or a man is asked to run for office, an equal 70 percent say they will consider putting their name on the ballot.

So we need to do a better job of asking, and then, when women say (continue reading)