Thirty states have a constitutional amendment on the books defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. If some folks in Delaware have their way, it'll soon be 31.While Delaware's constitution doesn't say it, state law defines marriage as an opposite-sex only coupling. And gay couples aren't even entitled to second-class civil union status there. Which makes efforts by some legislators to get the State Assembly and Senate to amend the constitution a frightening scenario.
And it's underway right now.
It's Senate Bill 27, being debated today, which would amend the Delaware constitution to declare only marriages between one woman and one man be legal — and the only marriages that would be recognized in Delaware, meaning a a gay coupled legally married in Connecticut would have no status if they drove a few hours south.
But there's also hope for good gay news. In the State Assembly today, the House Administration Committee is looking at House Bill 5, which seeks to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, public works contracting, public accommodations, and insurance.
But as Delaware's News-Journal explains, "Laurel Democrat Sen. Robert L. Venables Sr. faces a more difficult battle getting his SB 27 through both chambers. As a constitutional amendment, it requires a three-fifths vote in both chambers, not only this session but in the legislative session that begins in January 2011."
2 comments:
To all concerned.
RE: I don’t support Gay Marriage.
Dear. Hon: Vermont Governor Jim Douglas.
As a gay man, I commend your efforts to stop your state from allowing gay marriage from ever becoming a reality.
This whole gay marriage thing is nothing more than a sham and will surely cause more problems when gay people have many more disagreements than the average straight person does, I can only wonder what the courts are going to have to deal with and go through when a gay person files for divorce every day of the week and how will the courts decide who the women is when it comes down to dividing the money and property, as it stands now, the women gets everything but when it comes to gay people, who will get what?
Gay men especially fall in love with different men every day and are not loyal to their partners, they constantly cheat on their lovers while all the while profession their love for their partners.
In my observation, I have also witnessed many gay men, having sex with under age children and when you bring this problem to their attention, they don’t see anything wrong with it, most gay men think with their head between their legs and not the one on their shoulders, they also don’t see the repercussions of their actions for having sex with underage children.
This will undoubtedly become a bigger problem if they are allowed to get marriage.
Please do whatever it takes to prevent gay people from ever getting gay marriage passed.
Thank You.
Sincerely,
Paul Priore
(Flushing, New York.)
To whom it may concern:
As a Gay man, I strongly oppose recognition of gay marriage and civil unions.
Gays and Lesbians have no right whatsoever to expect anyone to grant them the rights to marriage.
Marriage is defined as between a man and a women, not same sex people.
You are all hypocrites, several years ago, no one ever considered gay marriage or civil unions until it got media attention, all of a sudden everyone is jumping on the band wagon with this sham for gay marriage and civil unions.
Marriage equality and the other gay organizations should first focus on putting a stop to discrimination against gays and lesbians in the work place, restaurants, health care, walking down the street being abused verbally and physically, housing etc, before all of you hypocrites continue to push this senseless, waste of time gay marriage initiative.
As a gay man, I am greatly disappointed for the lack of concern all of you have when one of our so call brothers and sisters are being beating up on or killed and none of you ever come out and protest any of those problems, I like to know why?
The answer to that is, all of you are gutless cowards, who are greedy and don't have a brain in you head to realize that the politicians don't give a crap about us and never have, their only concern is how much money can be made and the voting block of potential voters that might or might not vote for them in any election, that's all but all of you are to stupid to see that.
Wake up and smell the coffee, stand up and help protect our people from being abused before all of you jump on this sham of a gay marriage crap.
You can quote me on everything I have stated because this is my opinion and belief.
Thank You.
Sincerely,
Paul Priore
( Ex- New York Yankees Clubhouse Attendant.)
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