Yesterday, the West Virginia House of Delegates killed an effort to press for a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality in the state.
And, of course, that means the right-wing, anti-marriage equality groups are trotting out their standard “let us vote” rhetoric for a press conference tomorrow to complain about it:
The Family Policy Council of West Virginia will hold a press conference during its “Let Us Vote” marriage rally featuring Maggie Gallagher, President of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), Randy Wilson, National Field Director for Family Research Council (FRC) and Jeremy Dys, President and General Counsel of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia. Several West Virginia lawmakers have also been invited to speak.
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WHAT: Almost half of West Virginia’s state senators have signed on as sponsors to a marriage protection amendment resolution promoted by the Family Policy Council of West Virginia. The West Virginia Senate is sending a strong message that there is no legitimate reason to prevent the voters of West Virginia from settling the legal definition of marriage.
WHY: The proposed amendment, which a recent poll indicates is supported by at least 78 percent of registered Democrat voters, was introduced with broad bipartisan support, including the chairmen of three major senate committees and the vice-chairman of a fourth. If approved, the resolution, SJR 14, would allow West Virginians to settle the legal definition of marriage at a special election in 2010. It proposes a simple 19-word definition of marriage: “Only the union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as marriage in West Virginia.”
WHERE: West Virginia Capitol, North Steps
WHEN: Thursday, February 25, noon
