Contact: Brian Hart, John Rankin, United States Senator Sam Brownback, 202-224-6521

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- U.S. Senator Brownback today released the following statement regarding the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court:

"The decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court only deepens the constitutional crisis with respect to the protection of traditional marriage, and warrants swift, decisive action by Congress in the form of passage of the Marriage Protection Amendment.  Huge social changes should be decided by the people and their elected representatives and should not be forced by the courts.”