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State Representative Rod Hamilton
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-5373
For more information contact: Jason Wenisch 651-296-2317
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HAMILTON HELPS APPROVE CITIZEN VOTE ON GAY MARRIAGE
ST. PAUL – State Rep. Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) helped approve legislation in the Minnesota House recently that gives voters the choice of banning same-sex marriages in the state. The bill calls for a constitutional amendment to be placed on the November 2006 ballot that would ask voters whether marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman. The House bill was approved by a 77-56 vote.
“An overwhelming majority of my constituents are opposed to same sex marriage,” Hamilton said.
The legislation arose in 2004 as a result of a Massachusetts court ruling that said Massachusetts could not prohibit same-sex marriage. Many Minnesotans expressed concern that a judicial ruling could also be used to undo Minnesota’s Defense of Marriage Act, which statutorily does not recognize same-sex marriage. Amending Minnesota’s Constitution would eliminate this possibility.
“This bill is about letting the citizens decide whether or not to ban same-sex marriages in Minnesota,” Hamilton said.
The Minnesota House approved similar legislation in 2004, but the Minnesota Senate refused to debate the legislation.
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