Rick Perry Signs NOM Pledge

Texas Governor Rick Perry joined the ranks of fellow conservatives and presidential-hopefuls Michelle Bachman and Mitt Romney in signing the National Organization for Marriage’s pledge to “protect” marriage. According to Brian Brown, president of NOM, the purpose of the pledge is to “move from vague values statements to concrete actions to protect marriage.” The pledge further states that Perry, if elected president, will support a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Additionally, he promises to appoint U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges who will “reject the idea our Founding Fathers inserted a right to gay marriage into our Constitution.”