Post by Paddy by Grace on Feb 16, 2009 14:13:05 GMT -7
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Traditional marriage not a priority in WyomingCharlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 2/15/2009 4:15:00 AM
Wyoming lawmakers have voted down a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage.
WyWatch Family Institute launched a major campaign for passage, but the vote was 35 in favor to 25 against. Becky Vandeberghe heads the organization.
"The constitutional amendment is dead for the year," she explains. "We cannot bring it back any longer for this year, and we would have to try again next year. It would be more difficult because it's a budget year and you need a two-thirds [vote] to even introduce a bill like this."
Vandeberghe was asked if the institute will halt its campaign. "Absolutely not. We will continue to fight to protect marriage in Wyoming. We will try to bring something up next session," she notes. "Even if it's only a state statute, we'll continue to keep working with Alliance Defense Fund and Focus on the Family and start looking at our options."
One goal is to find candidates to oppose members who voted against the measure, which 78 percent of Wyoming voters support.
Traditional marriage not a priority in WyomingCharlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 2/15/2009 4:15:00 AM
Wyoming lawmakers have voted down a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage.
WyWatch Family Institute launched a major campaign for passage, but the vote was 35 in favor to 25 against. Becky Vandeberghe heads the organization.
"The constitutional amendment is dead for the year," she explains. "We cannot bring it back any longer for this year, and we would have to try again next year. It would be more difficult because it's a budget year and you need a two-thirds [vote] to even introduce a bill like this."
Vandeberghe was asked if the institute will halt its campaign. "Absolutely not. We will continue to fight to protect marriage in Wyoming. We will try to bring something up next session," she notes. "Even if it's only a state statute, we'll continue to keep working with Alliance Defense Fund and Focus on the Family and start looking at our options."
One goal is to find candidates to oppose members who voted against the measure, which 78 percent of Wyoming voters support.