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Posted: 10:43 AM Jul 7, 2009
W.Va. to Study Gay Marriage Ban
A public hearing has been scheduled for July 14 on whether to amend the state's Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A proposal to constitutionally ban gay marriage went nowhere in the Legislature this year, but that isn't stopping lawmakers from studying it.
A public hearing has been scheduled for July 14 on whether to amend the state's Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
Republican lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to bring the issue to a vote this year. Instead, legislators voted to study it during interim meetings.
Fairness West Virginia President Stephen Skinner notes that state law already bans same-sex marriage, and says an amendment would be a waste of time.
Jeremy Dys, head of the conservative Family Policy Council of West Virginia, says the law is vulnerable to court challenges.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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