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I used to live in Ethiopia as a child, and I lived there when Haile Selassie was the emperor.

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Jack Kingston
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 24
Business Executive
Politician
U.S. Representative
Bryan
Texas
John Heddens Kingston
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Ethiopia
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Indeed, there are so many prejudices against everyday middle-class values on college campuses, and serving in the military and being pro-American just seems to be one of them.
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Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society.
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But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage.
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There is a certain element of complementarity between men and women that is biological by nature.
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Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.
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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.
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The Children's Health Insurance Program has given Democrats a wide-open door for socialized medicine. The door was left open by Republicans, who were in the majority when we passed the original legislation in 1997.
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I think Social Security should be bipartisan and it should transcend the next election, and you should get the best ideas of the Democrats and of the Republicans, and move forward with the best.
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Marriage is an institution fits in perfect harmony with the laws of nature whereas systems of slavery and segregation were designed to brutally oppress people and thereby violated the laws of nature.
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Most people understand life expectancy has changed since Social Security started in 1937 when folks lived to be 59 years old. Today, they live to be 77 years old.
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I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.
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In Ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders.
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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.
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