Amend this...

An election year...so the Prez drags out his theme that he hopes stirs up the conservative voters so he won't lose the support of the House and Senate. He wants a Constitutional amendment.
Surprisingly this is something I half way agree with him on.
Never mind that he's blatantly violated Amendment IV of the constitution with his illegal wiretapping:
"Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

He wants to maintain the sanctity of marriage. I totally agree. His intent is to stir up religious conservatives to vote for "conservative" Republicans by supposedly referencing Christian values. Jesus did speak to the issue of marriage and its sanctity. In Matthew 5:31 ff He states that "anyone who divorces his wife, except for unfaithfulness, causes her to commit adultery, and anyone who marries a woman so divorced commits adultery". And again in chapter 19 of Matthew He states, "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery". And to further emphasize His teaching He says in Luke 16:18 "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery".

So if Bush is serious about protecting the institution of marriage, let him argue for a Constitutional amendment to criminalize divorce. Fifty percent of marriages now end in divorce, both in the secular world and the Christian church.

So if Bush really is a Christian who wants to protect the institution of marriage, let him propose an amendment to the Constitution that makes divorce a crime. Let's see what support he has from the right on that.