A proposed constitutional ban of same-sex marriage in the Mountain State has returned to the legislative agenda, as a measure "to accord West Virginia voters a chance to define marriage as an act between one man and one woman," The Register-Herald reports.
The state has a law achieving that, enacted in 2000. "The reason that a constitutional amendment is needed is because the law can always be challenged in the Supreme Court,” Delegate Linda Sumner, R-Raleigh and one of 11 sponsors, told the Beckley newspaper.
22 January 2008
Lawmakers Revive "Marriage Protection Amendment"
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Thank goodness! That will really help our state's economic woes, clean up crime and fix the job shortage. What a bunch of pandering grandstanders!
It's a shame we have to define something so obvious in the state constitution, but courts in other states have shown a willingness to redefine marriage to mean whatever they would like it to mean. This appears to be the only defense against that kind of judicial activism. Most other states have already done this. Once more we are way behind the rest of the nation.
your an idiot
I see nothing obvious about it.
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