Jack Kingston

Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights.

It's hard in today's society to have a discussion where you want to challenge the status quo because of the 'I gotcha' politics.

That's what representative democracy is about, is members going to Washington but coming home and answering the tough questions.

From a monarchy followed by suffering under Communism, Ethiopians must be given the opportunity to flourish under the greatest of systems - democracy.

In Ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders.

This is the time to pull together as a Nation, as different people from all over the States with different perspectives and different social statuses and different income brackets, to unify into one and help those on the ground who need our help the most.

The thing about Donald Trump, he is a different candidate.

Deportation isn't something that is suddenly new.

What worries me is that conservative thought is moving quickly, but we're kind of the pachyderms in Congress because things move so slowly.

If we change the definition of marriage to be more inclusive, then it is logical to argue that we should broaden the definition so that won't exclude anyone.

So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.

But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage.