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In our last issue, we reported that Orrin Hatch was considering a constitutional amendment that would protect the authority of state legislatures to make decisions concerning marriage.(The Week)(same sex marriage)(Brief Article)

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* In our last issue, we reported that Orrin Hatch was considering a constitutional amendment that would protect the authority of state legislatures to make decisions concerning marriage. Some social conservatives--notably Sen. Rick Santorum and Christian leader James Dobson--have attacked the idea as too weak, and Hatch has shelved it for the time being. We fear that Santorum and company are letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. They say that it is necessary to have a national policy against same-sex ...

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