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= Senator Levenson of Iowa = =  =

2009 marks Senator Abbie Levenson's first year as senator of the great, beautiful state of Iowa, and she's ready to get her farm hands dirty at our nation's capital. Levenson grew up in the bustling, diverse culture of New Orleans, LA, where she was exposed to the many different people and lifestyles present in the United States. She attended Georgetown University for both undergraduate and graduate school, and obtained a degree in Business Administration. Loving the simplicity of peace and the outdoors (and just out of curosity as to what was actually in the Midwest), Levenson decided to move to Iowa, in which she fell in love with the breathtaking scenery and the quiet passion and determination of the people. On a quest for change not only in her beloved Iowa but for the whole country, Levenson is about to take the Capitol by storm.

**The Senate** **1st Session** **Marriage for One, Marriage for All** Turning over the Defense of Marriage Act **IN THE MCGEHEE CONGRESS** **April, 2009** Sponsored by Senator St. John of Vermont and Senator Levenson of Iowa Co-Sponsored by Senator Good of Connecticut, Senator Chambers of Nevada, Senator LeJune of California, Senator Fisher of New Hampshire, Senator Dean of Massachusetts and Senator Ray of Connecticut A Bill Turning over the Defense of Marriage Act

//Be it enacted by the Members of the McG Congress// //of the United States of America in Congress assembled,// This Act may be cited as the “MOMA ” Act (a) Civil unions are not respected or treated like a marriage is among the American community. (b) The Defense of Marriage Act takes away from the equality that all Americans are entitled to. (c) A civil union requires an explanation and lacks the connotation of marriage and its meaning. (d) An increasing amount of states are approving same sex marriage, limiting the effectiveness and purpose of the Defense of Marriage Act. (e) The younger generation is rapidly gaining support for same sex marriages. 41% of Americans under 45 believe that people of the same sex should be granted the right to marry. (f) Thousands of support groups are behind the effort to equalize marriage, such as the Gay Straight Alliance Network, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and National Center or Lesbian Rights
 * SECTION 1. Marriage for one, Marriage for All. **
 * SECTION 2. FINDINGS**

(a) All states, territories, and possessions of the United States, or Indian tribes, are required to give effect to any public act, record or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting relationships between any two committed people that is seen as a marriage. (b) To overturn the Defense of Marriage Act in order to give all people the equal civil right of having their marriage recognized as such by the federal law (c) To further expansion of acceptance of same sex marriage and rights (d) To grant all rights to same sex couples which are granted to those of married heterosexual couples.
 * SECTION 3: PURPOSE**

One is eligible to receive the benefits of marriage and of this bill if (a) They are a heterosexual married couple (b) They are a homosexual married couple (c) Is a citizen of the United States of America and falls under either of the above categories. (d) Is of the legal age for marriage of the state in which they reside
 * SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.**

1. Marriage will be valid with any couple until a person involved breaks the sanctity or a divorce is filed. 2. Couples will gain all rights granted by marriage immediately following the legal recognition of the marriage. 3. No additional rights shall be granted to a same sex couple that is joined in marriage that is not granted to a heterosexual couple. 4. The intention of this bill is to last until the definition of marriage is altered by any other piece of federal legislation
 * SECTION 4. TERMS AND BENEFITS OF SERVICE.**