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Marriage amendment (view source)
Revision as of 00:53, September 10, 2007
, 00:53, September 10, 2007removed unusual term ("flagged") and made the description of votes more specific
:Marriage in the [[United States]] shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]], nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.
:Marriage in the [[United States]] shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]], nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.
It has not obtained the 2/3rds majority necessary for a constitutional amendment, but was supported by a majority in the [[House of Representatives]] and a plurality (49-48) in the [[Senate]]<ref>See [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060700830.html The Washington Post].</ref>
It has not obtained the 2/3rds majority necessary for a constitutional amendment, but was supported by a majority in the [[House of Representatives]] and a plurality (49-48) in the [[Senate]].<ref>See [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060700830.html The Washington Post].</ref>
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