[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5677-5678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            A LEGAL FICTION

  (Mr. HUELSKAMP asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUELSKAMP. Madam Speaker, today I spoke on the steps of the 
Supreme Court as it heard arguments on whether more than 50 million 
Americans who voted to affirm marriage as between one man and one woman 
should have their voices snuffed out by as few as five unelected 
judges.
  To argue that the Constitution demands the Supreme Court invalidate 
centuries of marriage laws is a claim of

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legal fiction. Let me repeat; it is a legal fiction. There is no 
constitutional right to so-called same-sex marriage.
  Marriage predates government and the nations that make these laws. No 
judge, no jury, no court nor government can legitimately redefine 
marriage to suit their personal preferences.
  I implore the Supreme Court to do their job and correctly recognize 
that the people of every State are free to affirm or restore marriage 
as the union of one woman and one man.

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