Republican confused about "sanctity" of marriage

[BobbyinPortland]

From today's (April 14, 2004) Chattanooga Times Free Press: Marriage protection bill sponsor sued for divorce
By John Commins Nashville Bureau
NASHVILLE - Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Jeff Miller of Cleveland, Tenn., sponsor of the Marriage Protection Amendment, is in divorce proceedings and is accused by his wife in court documents of "inappropriate marital conduct."
Brigitte Suzanne Miller, 41, Sen. Miller's wife of 15 years, said Wednesday she filed for divorce and claimed her husband was involved with a woman in Nashville. The complaint for divorce was filed Feb. 25 in Bradley County Circuit Court.
Contacted Wednesday at his Nashville Senate office, Sen. Miller, 42, declined comment. He is acting as his own lawyer in the divorce. "This is a very, very personal matter, and it's not for the public purview that I can see," Sen. Miller said. Sen. Miller's answer to the divorce complaint, filed March 2, states that he "vehemently denies" committing inappropriate marital conduct.
In the 20-page complaint, Mrs. Miller states that "the inappropriate marital conduct of the defendant is the reason for the separation." She did not detail the allegation in the court papers. She said Wednesday that family members saw her husband with another woman at a Martina McBride concert in Nashville. "He told them that she was just a friend," Mrs. Miller said. "That really bothered me."
On Feb. 22, the Tennessee Senate passed a bill Sen. Miller sponsored called the Marriage Protection Amendment. The bill proposes to amend the Tennessee Constitution to define marriage as "the historical institutional and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman." The resolution also prohibits Tennessee from recognizing same-sex marriages sanctioned by other states or nations. At the time, Sen. Miller and other supporters of the resolution said it is needed to protect traditional marriage against "activist judges" who could overturn state laws. On Feb. 25, Mrs. Miller filed for divorce in Bradley County Circuit Court, court documents show.
"He is very hypocritical, fighting for the sanctity of marriage and not keeping his own," Mrs. Miller said. In May 2004, Sen. Miller halted an attempt to amend his Marriage Protection Amendment to include a constitutional ban on adultery.
Court documents show that Mrs. Miller has custody of the couple's three minor children, and that Sen. Miller has agreed to pay $3,000 a month in child support with Saturday visitation privileges. Mrs. Miller lives at the couple's Princeton Circle home in Cleveland, and Sen. Miller's listed addresses are in Decatur, Tenn., and his apartment in Nashville, court records show.

[BobbyinPortland]

1. That's the same guy who has a

gay brother. They are both republican and the gay brother thinks the Shrub is the Messiah.

[achtung_circus]

2. Interesting, and has possibilities

but I have to say that these are unsupported allegations from a woman in the midst of a divorce. Being in that situation myself, I know he truth can go right out the window.

If proof surfaces, this would be a candidate for the Irony Award.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

This line says it all. LOL

"Sen. Miller halted an attempt to amend his Marriage Protection Amendment to include a constitutional ban on adultery."

Gee, I wonder why a good staunch Republican wouldn't want that in the bill?

[Krupskaya]

3. OK, let me see if I understand this...

...he doesn't want people snooping into his divorce because it's a "very, very personal matter, not for public purview"? M'kay.

I like that his soon-to-be-ex-wife calls him a hypocrite. That's awesome. Good for her -- too bad she was stuck with such an asshat for so long.

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