Gay-marriage ban fails in House (West Virginia)

[Duncan Grant]

Gay-marriage ban fails in House
By Alison Knezevich
Staff writer

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Democrats in the House of Delegates on Tuesday swiftly shot down Republican attempts to advance a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

GOP delegates unsuccessfully tried to force a floor vote on a bipartisan resolution (HJR5) called the "Marriage Protection Amendment." The proposal calls for a statewide referendum on whether to amend West Virginia's constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

This week, Republicans launched a push to make the House vote on measures they say Democrats have allowed to die in the legislative process. They want to do that by "discharging" bills from committees, bringing them directly to the floor for a vote.

Except for Delegate Tom Louisos, D-Fayette, the House's Democratic majority on Tuesday voted to postpone consideration of the Republican motion to discharge the marriage amendment.

Full story at The Charleston Gazette.

[MindandSoul]

1. Good for the Democrats!!! I hope they keep thinking on their toes!

[pleah]

2. K&R

[Kangaroo Steve]

3. We need more Dems with cojones like those West Virginians

NM

[theHandpuppet]

4. Take THAT, Virginia

Yet another reason my partner and I moved to WV from gay-hating Virginia.