[HPFGU-OTChatter] American marriage (was Question about New Testament )

[Kathryn Cawte]

 David

Really? Is there a serious attempt to pass such an amendment?
 
Maybe I'm just revealing my ignorance of how these things work, but 
I would have imagined that the Supreme Court would block it (or 
don't they have the power?) on the grounds that it's an attempt to 
define 'marriage' rather than a genuine addition to the Constitution.
 

 Me -

Actually if the US system works anything like the UK one then Congress could
pass the amendment (although we don't have a constitution here so I could be
wrong) and then someone would have to take the government to court to get it
declared unconstitutional. Since you would have to start in a lower court
and work your way up to the Supreme Court that could take years. 

K