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WV: Democrats Block Republican Attempt to Ban Gay Marriage

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Democrats in West Virginia have blocked a measure that would limit marriage to a heterosexual union in the state’s constitution from reaching the House floor, the Charleston Gazette reported.
House resolution HJR5 stalled out in committee, but Republicans on Tuesday attempted to wrench the measure out of committee and bring the proposal to the House floor for a vote.

Only one Democrat, Delegate Tom Louisos of Fayette, crossed the aisle to join Republicans in the effort.

“Once again, through a procedural motion, [debate] has been blocked,” House Minority Leader Tim Armstead, a Kanawha Republican and cosponsor of the measure, said.

Full Story from On Top Magazine
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NH: House to Vote on Gay Marriage Repeal, Constitutional Ban on Wednesday

Monday, February 15th, 2010

New Hampshire’s House votes Wednesday whether to repeal the state’s six-week-old law legalizing gay marriage. The House also will vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.

The Judiciary Committee is recommending that the House kill both measures. Gay marriage supporters said gay couples have gotten married without any detrimental impact on society. They also said it would be wrong to enshrine discrimination in the Constitution.

Opponents said the consummation of gay unions can’t be spoken of in polite society. They also said voters should decide, not lawmakers if the marriages should be allowed.

Full Story from WCAX
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IN: Senate May Vote Today on Gay Marriage Ban

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Supporters of gay rights are moving to head off the latest attempt to put a gay-marriage ban in the Indiana Constitution. The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a constitutional amendment. Opponents of the proposal concede it’s almost certain to pass, and likely to die in the House.

Attorney Don Sherfick with Indiana Equality Action says the group is taking no chances. He says the IEA is lobbying for neither gay marriage nor civil unions at the moment, but argues a constitutional amendment would short-circuit public dialogue.

The National Association of Social Workers is joining in opposing the ban. Indianapolis social worker Josephine Hughes says the group considers it discriminatory.

Full Story from WIBC
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PA: Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage Introduced in Senate

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

State Sen. John H. Eichelberger Jr., R-Blair, has introduced a constitutional amendment to limit marriage to the union of one man and one woman, in keeping with plans announced in May. If his proposal succeeds, it would forestall state courts from striking down Pennsylvania’s current ban on gay marriage, as courts in a few other states have done.

“We were going to do it last year, but the budget problems forced us to wait,” Eichelberger, R-Blair, said Tuesday. Opponents dismiss the initiative as discriminatory, distracting, tone-deaf and doomed to fail.

Eichelberger’s joint resolution with 15 co-sponsors will need to pass the Senate and House this year during the current legislative term, then – starting from scratch as a bill – both houses again during the next two-year term.

Full Story from the Altoona Mirror
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