it's the definition...

"We believe that the courts don't have the right to go in and change law that the Legislature has passed." - Rep. Mike Armstrong, R-Wenatchee
   So when Congress passed laws like ones regarding segregation or ones that are obviously historically discriminatory, there should be no check or balance? Apparently Mr. Armstrong is not aware of the manner in which the American government was set up. You know, the part about three separate branches each with check and balance power over each other.

"We already defined it, and that's the definition we want the court to honor." - Mike Hewitt, R-Walla Walla (said regarding marriage)
   Mr. Hewitt aka Mr. Webster perhaps is unaware of the Webster definition of marriage:

mar riage 1 a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage

(sources: Wash. GOP leaders: Marriage is our turf; Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)