This is outrageous!
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BID TO OVERTURN LOUISIANA ANTI-GAY AMENDMENT
http://www.outinhartford.com/home/news.asp?articleid=6947
by: Kevin McGill, The Associated Press
Gay rights activists on Friday brought a court challenge to the recently passed Louisiana constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriages and civil unions.
Attorney Randy Evans said the lawsuit revives several issues rejected by state courts as premature before the Sept. 18 election.
The arguments include the contention that the amendment was illegally adopted by the Legislature because it included more than one purpose - banning civil unions as well as marriages - and that it was illegally placed on the ballot for a day when there was not a statewide election already scheduled.
It also mentions problems with the election in New Orleans, where voting machines were delivered late at many precincts.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office declined comment on specifics of the lawsuit but said the amendment will be vigorously defended.
The marriage amendment passed with 78 percent of the vote and is scheduled to take effect on Oct. 18. Louisiana is one of several states with gay marriage bans on the ballot this year.
The overwhelming approval followed an intense grass roots lobbying campaign by Christian conservatives.
Evans said the lawsuit will be heard Tuesday in Baton Rouge