ACLU of PA Praises Senate Committee for Voting Down Marriage Amendment

[ccharles000]

(3/16/2010) HARRISBURG- The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee today voted against legislation to amend the state constitution to ban same sex marriage. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania hailed the vote as a victory for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the commonwealth.

Senate Bill 707, introduced by Senator John Eichelberger of Blair County, was tabled by an 8-6, bipartisan vote of the committee. Although Senate rules allow the bill to be considered again at any time, Legislative Director Andy Hoover noted that it is unlikely that the bill will be brought up before the end of the 2010 legislative session.

http://www.aclupa.org/

[Forkboy]

1. Best post on DU all day.

K&R

[PA Democrat]

2. Great news that it failed. Bad news that it was ever introduced.

I doubt that the current PA Supreme Court would have found the ban unconstitutional.