Posted on 11/15/2004 5:14:03 AM PST by DBeers
Nine More States Promise Constitutional Gay "Marriage" Ban
WASHINGTON, November 9, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Nine more US states have pledged the introduction of constitutional amendments to ban same-sex "marriage."
Legislators in the states of Alabama, Idaho, South Carolina and Washington have promised to introduce amendments in the coming weeks, while Texas and Virginia representatives have begun the process with "pre-filed" constitutional amendments.
Massachusetts, Tennessee and Wisconsin amendments have already passed a first vote and require one additional vote in either of the legislative assemblies, before going to voters for final approval.
The overwhelming success of marriage amendments in all 11 states that proffered them November 2, "will encourage legislators in other states to follow suit," Alliance Defense Fund lawyer Glen Lavy said. The approval of traditional marriage as typified by the vote last week "was an overwhelming endorsement of the idea that marriage is what it always has been - [the union of] a man and a woman," Lavy said, as reported by The Washington Times.
The success of the amendment vote last week should give lawmakers "some confidence that this is an issue that the American people are behind and are willing to support," Institute for Marriage and Public Policy in Washington legal analyst Joshua Baker said.
Constitutional amendments banning same-sex "marriage" have already passed in 17 states, including: Hawaii, Alaska, Nebraska, Missouri, Louisiana and Nevada. Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah all passed their amendments November 2.
Canadian Conservative MP Rob Moore introduced a private member's bill Friday, allowing Parliamentarians the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage for Canada.
See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage: Voters in 11 States Ban Homosexual "Marriage" Despite Massive Media Bias http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/nov/04110304.html Canadian Conservative MP Introduces Bill on Definition of Marriage http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/nov/04110806.html
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The next battle will be to force those amendments to be placed on the ballots in 2006, and NOT BEFORE. They will try to get special elections held for these. The special elections cost state taxpayers a lot of money, and it will save most of the money to put the issue on the regular ballot during the next election, which in many cases is 2006.
I think this is strictly a state thing. Each state can do this a lot
easier than going the U.S. constitutional amendment route.
I thought after 60%, it automatically becomes statutory constructed Law?
You've got me there. I don't know.I was thinking along the lines of what Cheney was saying about letting the states decide the issue. And it looks like the states are definitely going ANTI-gay marriage. Marriage is between a man and a woman.
Beyond that, well, I'm not a constitutional (or ANY kind of) lawyer.
This is VERY interesting, meek, isn't it!! : )
Yes, it tis!
All these people from all these states putting this on the ballot, passing it overwhelmingly....why, it's just like throwing pies in the LIBERAL TYRANNICAL judges' faces......I LOVE IT!!!
Gay marriage, canine marriage, if it isn't a man and a woman it is just perversion looking for benefits from employers.
I expect to see this on Virginia's ballot next year for our Gubernatorial elections, where most likely a strong pro-life conservative Republican (Kilgore) be up against a strong pro-abort liberal Democrat (Kaine).
That's fine, as long as they don't get a special election just for this issue.
Virginia voters go to the polls every year. In even years we have the Federal elections, while in odd years we have the state and local races.
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