David Simpson Calls for Special Session to End Marriage Licensing in Texas

[William Tell]

Simpson Calls for Special Session to End Marriage Licensing in Texas

June 29, 2015



(Longview, TX) On Monday, House member and Texas State Senate candidate David Simpson announced that he is calling on Governor Abbott to immediately call a special session of the 84th Legislature in light of the Supreme Court’s lawless and unconstitutional redefinition of marriage.


Says Simpson, “In light of the Supreme Court’s actions, I believe that the best way to protect marriage is to divorce marriage from government. I am asking the governor to recall the legislature so that legislation may be immediately considered to remove state and local officials from the process of issuing marriage licenses. In its place, the process of issuing a certificate of marriage will be performed by any willing clergy member consistent with their conscience and in respect for our culture and our heritage. For those who do not wish to have a religious ceremony, any authorized notary may approve a certificate.”


Simpson added, “I cannot and I will not sit idly by while unelected judges redefine the sacred institution of marriage and force our county and state officials to violate their most cherished beliefs. Marriage is a divinely instituted tradition as old as humanity. Government marriage is just another government program and a modern failure. Government has cheapened it, redefined it, and parceled it out for profit. As a Christian, I call on every Texan to reject this aberration and contact the governor to take swift action to end it.”


Representative Simpson just completed his third regular legislative session in the Texas House. He has consistently been ranked as one of the ten most conservative legislators during his tenure in the Texas House of Representatives. More information regarding Simpson’s record of fiscal responsibility can be found at

http://DavidSimpson.com/

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[Voluntarist]

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[dannno]

This SCOTUS decision is working out pretty well for libertarians.

 

[dannno]

Can someone tell me what effect removing state officials from being involved in marriage licensing accomplishes if the state still recognizes marriage and keeps all the laws which depend upon marital status unchanged?

Could be huge, I think it means that marriage goes back to being a religious institution that is handled by the church and/or a legal contract handled by attorneys that people voluntarily write up and sign. I would presume this means there is less standing for people to sue a Pastor or Priest for not granting a marriage license to a gay couple.

 

[muh_roads]

Why stop there? Get the whole state out of the union.

 

[Sola_Fide]

Hmmm. Maybe this will spread.

 

[tod evans]

The sooner these politicians are boxed up and sent back to DC along with the federal monies the better off everyone will be.

This dude is just another ineffectual Banty rooster fighting to maintain his place on the tit.

Don't be fooled when the whore tells you what you want to hear, stop paying the bitch then listen to her.

 

[Sola_Fide]

The sooner these politicians are boxed up and sent back to DC along with the federal monies the better off everyone will be.

This dude is just another ineffectual Banty rooster fighting to maintain his place on the tit.

Don't be fooled when the whore tells you what you want to hear, stop paying the bitch then listen to her.

You sure? To my knowledge David Simpson is one of the better ones.

 

[William Tell]

The sooner these politicians are boxed up and sent back to DC along with the federal monies the better off everyone will be.

This dude is just another ineffectual Banty rooster fighting to maintain his place on the tit.

Don't be fooled when the whore tells you what you want to hear, stop paying the bitch then listen to her.

David Simpson is at the very least as good as Ron Paul, he's better in my opinion, and I follow him closely. He endorsed Ron and introduced a bill to entirely end prohibition of Marijuana.

 

[tod evans]

I spoke out of turn, my apologies.

:o

 

[ZENemy]

God I wish these folks weren't all talk (whether on purpose or not that's all they can be) because it would be so nice for this to actually happen.

 

[William Tell]

God I wish these folks weren't all talk (whether on purpose or not that's all they can be) because it would be so nice for this to actually happen.

Simpson is completely sincere, why you guys are so hostile to him when you agree with him almost everything I will never know.

 

[William Tell]

Wow, look at the people commenting on his website, attacking him for 'trying to force your ideology into law'.

 

[fisharmor]

Can someone tell me what effect removing state officials from being involved in marriage licensing accomplishes if the state still recognizes marriage and keeps all the laws which depend upon marital status unchanged?

It gets Simpson reelected, and possibly kicked upstairs.

 

[ZENemy]

Simpson is completely sincere, why you guys are so hostile to him when you agree with him almost everything I will never know.

I don't see any hostility in my post.

Simpson can be the most sincere person that has ever existed but that doesn't mean he can get bills passed in a system that does not allow freedom.

 

[muh_roads]

Sorry OT, ZENemy, what is the black and red ancap?

 

[Sola_Fide]

Sorry OT, ZENemy, what is the black and red ancap?

Anarcho-Communism.

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

This might catch on. Since "marriage" doesn't mean much of anything, family law might as well just ignore it and focus on custody and inheritance. I think we need to get the men's rights activists on board here. It's not like men get anything out of government marriage anymore. All the laws and decisions are weighted towards the women. Private contracts could only help matters.

 

[tod evans]

This might catch on. Since "marriage" doesn't mean much of anything, family law might as well just ignore it and focus on custody and inheritance. I think we need to get the men's rights activists on board here. It's not like men get anything out of government marriage anymore. All the laws and decisions are weighted towards the women. Private contracts could only help matters.

I banged around on this guys site before apologizing for spouting off and I've seen nothing that'd point to him being in favor of fully equal parenting with no money changing hands.

"Family courts" are taboo for most politicians but they're an issue for lots of voters.

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

Huh? What guy? What website? Who apologized? For what? Who spouted off?