Pennsylvania Senate panel passes gay marriage ban

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A Senate panel on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Pennsylvania, but it shortened the reach of the legislation by removing a portion that also would have outlawed civil unions.

The vote to change the legislation, which passed the House last week, came after sharp debate between Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee.

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The panel's five Democrats stayed quiet during the debate and votes. Afterward, Sen. J. Barry Stout (D-Washington) scolded the drive to ban gay marriage as a useless diversion of lawmakers' attention away from subjects that really matter, like raising the minimum wage and cutting property taxes.

"People are sick and tired of us not addressing the immediate concerns of our constituents," Stout said.


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[sui generis]

1. the panel's five Democrats stayed quiet? and then

said that talking about destroying some people's lives was a waste of time, there were more pressing issues to discuss?

Ha. We've already had this flame war about a thousand times, so I'll just abbreviate:

I told you so. Still want our vote? What's the point? They don't represent us.

[GodlessBiker]

2. Fucking cowards.