Gay-Rights Supporters Sue Over Amendment (Georgia)

[Khephra]

ATLANTA -- Gay-rights supporters sued over Georgia's newly approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, saying Tuesday the wording did not make it clear that voters were also being asked to ban civil unions.

The plaintiffs -- including two Democratic state legislators and a University of Georgia law professor -- argued that the amendment, passed overwhelmingly on Nov. 2, should be thrown out.

On Monday, Republican members of the state House vowed to fight the expected lawsuit.

"We will take all actions necessary to defend the decision of the people and will not look kindly upon any tampering with our state constitution," said Rep. Glenn Richardson.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-brf-gay-marriage,0,1604408.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[XanaDUer]

1. Good

I just posted about how the Southern Baptists and other Baptists want the same thing in FL.

[JudyM]

2. This is gonna get ugly. Good! That GA provision is appalling.

"We ... will not look kindly upon any tampering with our state constitution," - looks like *'s smugness and arrogance are spreading like a plague.