None. The US Constitution is silent on the subject of marriage and partnerships.
The man who proposed the 24th amendment of the constitution. The man who proposed the 24th amendment of the constitution.
Restricting marriage in all States to be between a man and a woman
Yes, in 2006. It now states that marriage is only between a man and a woman. That amendment has since been ruled unconstitutional by state and federal courts.
The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would limit marriage in the United States to unions of one man and one woman. A 2012 United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection poll found that only 24% of Americans agreed that Congress should "pass a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in every state regardless of state law.
The original U.S. Constitution, before the 13th Amendment, included provisions like the Fugitive Slave Clause, which required the return of runaway slaves to their owners. This clause was later nullified by the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
The first amendment states that all people have the rights of freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, etc.
the right to vote
Yes, on August 3, 2004, but the amendment was struck down as unconstitutional. The amendment used to say:That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.
9 out of 13 states were needed to ratify the constitution
Yes, on November 3, 1998. The amendment has since been struck down as unconstitutional. The amendment used to say: To be valid or recognized in this State, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman.
Proposition 8 amended the state constitution of California to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Article I. Section 7.5 was added to the California Constitution, to read:Sec. 7.5. Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. This constitutional amendment has since been overturned, although that decision is currently under appeal.
The Florida Marriage Amendment, also known as Proposition 2 and The Marriage Protection Amendment, is a constitutional amendment to the Florida Constitution The ballot language says, "This amendment protects marriage as the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife and provides that no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized."This proposition passed 62% to 38%.