(This commentary was received via e-mail and is authored by Charles "Chuck" Sproull, Springfied, Virginia).

In a country where there is a growing number of un-tamed lions, tigers, bears, wolves and coyotes living in the same area as people, there are two ways to protect the public from being killed by the wild beasts.

(1) You could build fences around groups of people and allow the wild beasts to continue running free.

Or (2) I believe the best way is to put fences around groups of wild beasts, restraining their threats to humanity, and allow the people to be free. Also, you could allow people to carry guns to protect themselves if the wild animals got out of their fenced-in areas.

Likewise, there are two ways to protect normal marriage and family life from destruction by Human Rights Campaign activists, who are like wild beasts and whose pornographic, homosexual and abortion agenda (“culture of death”) are a growing threat to "the culture of life" here in America.

(1) You could waste time and tax-payers' money by funding Government legislation to define normal marriage with an additional Defense of Marriage Act (eg; DOMA), and create endless controversies and compromises. This is like attempting to build a fence to protect and limit normal married people’s freedom, while allowing the wild HRC (Human Rights Campaign) beasts to run loose. Marriage is already clearly defined in the understanding of 99% of humanity and needs no additional clarification.

Or (2) I believe the best way to protect marriage is to reconstruct the restraining wall that was torn down by Texas vs Lawrence, and out-law all the alternatives (eg. homosexuality, lesbianism, adultery, sodomy, child molestation, pornographic entertainment, abortion, sex-ed in public schools) with laws that are clearly-written, with strong, good natured enforcement and consistent punishment for offenders. This would have the effect of limiting (fencing in) the wild beasts of sexual immorality and allowing normal married couples and members of normal families to live free from all corruption and distractions.

I believe the present version of Marriage Protection Amendment is myopic legislation.

Thank you, Chuck Sproull, for your writings!

Oscar Y. Harward
oharward@carolina.rr.com