My name is Arthur Schaper, and I am the Field Director for MassResistance. We are an international pro-family group that fights for natural marriage, life, and family. It is a great honor to speak out once again in favor of this necessary and proper resolution to restore natural marriage, particularly the authority of the states and the people to define marriage, not the federal government.
Many of the arguments that you will hear in favor of this
Resolution have stressed the unconstitutionality of the Obergefell decision—and
they are correct. The Supreme Court itself had declared that the power to
define marriage rests with the states and the people in US v Windsor. The Tenth Amendment is clear that all powers
not enumerated to the federal government belong to the states and the people.
Another essential point is that two of the Supreme Court
justices were not impartial triers of law, having officiated same-sex weddings
in the past. They should have recused themselves, and the decision would have
gone against so-called same-sex “marriage.”
However, I want to refute the many arguments that you have
already heard or read in opposition to this resolution. Many of you have
endured the pleadings of so-called same-sex “married” couples. You have heard
from corrupted religious leaders who do not adhere to the basic teachings of
their faith, which in reality clearly affirm that marriage is a covenant
relationship of one man and one woman. Their arguments are based on falsehoods
and misreading of their religious texts, and thus hold no relevance to this
discussion.
I want to point out that the Supreme Court decision Obergefell
v Hodges is one of the most illogical and untenable decisions imposed by
the United States Supreme Court.
First, the notion of two men or two women marrying is an
“impossibility.” Just because five judges decided to arbitrarily change a
definition does not mean that they can. The court could declare that 2 + 2 = 5,
but that is not the case.
Second, homosexuals who want to play pretend will talk about
the thousands of so-called rights that they will lose if they are not
“married.” However, they had no business being allowed to marry in the first
place. They can marry someone of the opposite sex because marriage has always
been the union of a man and a woman, for that is the only coupling that can
sire and rear children.
Third, social policy cannot be defined or determined merely
by the emotional pleadings of others. We have to think about the best interests
of all, not just the selfish desires of a few.
Furthermore, I want to point out that the Supreme Court
decision Obergefell v Hodges is one of the most unjust decisions imposed
by the United States Supreme Court.
Redefining marriage to remove recognition of the
distinctions of sex means that mothers and fathers become optional. The truth
is that children need their mother and their father as much as possible. It is
wrong to fundamentally undermine an institution to make some adults happy while
harming all children. From the Heritage Foundation report “No Differences No
More” to recent studies conducted by Dr. Paul Sullins, it is clear that
children suffer multiple deficits when raised by same-sex couples as opposed to
natural couples.
Following Obergefell, we now see an industry that
treats children as commodities that can be created like dolls and trafficked to
selfish adults who want to play parent. We see two men or two women who want to
affirm themselves while ignoring the needs of the children.
Following Obergefell, we have seen an increase in confused
men who now think they are women, invading women’s sports, spaces, and very
identity. This is no surprise following the Obergefell decision because
if sex does not matter when it comes to the proper definition of marriage, why
would it matter anywhere else? Yet today, most Americans recognize that it is
unjust to erase women as well as to erase motherhood.
It’s also unjust to trap people further in the lie that
people are “born that way,” which has happened because of this false
redefinition of marriage imposed by Obergefell. There is no gay gene.
There is no evidence that people are born in the wrong body. In fact, it is a
crime against nature to teach anyone, young or old, that they are born
homosexual or transgender. These patterns of behavior are inherently harmful to
individuals, and they should not be granted a privileged status in “marriage.”
Two men cannot consummate a marriage. Penetration of the anus is not just a
misuse of organs, but it’s a dangerous act which has hastened the spread of
venereal disease. Multiple epidemiological studies have affirmed this
disgusting reality.
Obergefell is also unjust because it imposes this lie
that it is some act of bigotry not to allow people who are attracted to the
same sex their supposed “right to marry.” How many churches, charities, and
small businesses have been persecuted because they won’t bake the cake or
provide some other service for a gay wedding? How many hard-working mothers and
fathers have been fired from their jobs because they refused to celebrate or
support homosexuality or transgenderism? All of these abuses have only increased
since the imposition of Obergefell. That is wrong.
Much like the Korematsu decision, which upheld the
unjust internment of Japanese-Americans, or Plessy v Ferguson, which
upheld segregation against people of color, the decision Obergefell v Hodges
has undermined individual liberties, harmed our cultural and natural
cohesion, and targeted vulnerable groups in the United States: children,
mothers and fathers, and our communities.
Martin Luther King Jr. declared: “The arc of history is
long, but it bends towards justice.”
It is time to restore justice: for children, for parents,
for communities, for faith, family, and freedom. And for the record, I must
remind this audience that Martin Luther King Jr. recognized that homosexuality
was not a lifestyle to celebrate, certainly within a redefinition of marriage,
but a mental health problem born out of abuse, dysfunction, or neglect that
needed treatment.
Again, it is unjust to fundamentally undermine a necessary
institution for the rearing of children, the cohesion of society, and the
well-being of public health.
It is unjust to persecute people, whether of faith or common
sense, who don’t want to recognize the lie of so-called same-sex marriages.
It is unjust to ignore and flout the laws of nature, which clearly
indicate that it takes a male and female to procreate, and that no individual
is born with self-harming tendencies like homosexuality or transgenderism.
Committee, you have the opportunity not only to stand for
what is right, but for what is just. Please Support this Resolution.
