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Related: About this forumOklahoma lawmaker wants voters to pass constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage — again
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Republican Rep. Mike Turner
Voters in 31 states have passed constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. But no state has done it twice. That could change in 2014, however, if one Oklahoma lawmaker has his way.
Republican Rep. Mike Turner, a 26-year-old SMU graduate, has introduced a resolution that would direct the secretary of state to place the 2004 marriage amendment back on the ballot so voters can approve some changes. Thus far, Turners only proposed change is to substitute Oklahoma for the word state in the text of the amendment. However, Turner has also introduced a separate bill called the Preservation of Marriage Act which is currently in skeletal form. Oklahomas statewide LGBT advocacy group, The Equality Network, opposes both measures.
Because Rep. Turner has also introduced a House Joint Resolution (HJR 1076) calling for a second statewide ballot banning same-sex marriage, it is assumed that this bill also aims to keep same-sex marriage illegal, The Equality Network says of the Preservation of Marriage Act in a fact sheet posted online.
Laura Belmonte, chair of The Equality Network, issued a statement Monday.
More at http://www.lonestarq.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-calls-second-vote-constitutional-amendment-banning-sex-marriage/ .
Cross-posted in the Oklahoma Group.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)dlwickham
(3,316 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,942 posts)Doesn't that picture just look like it is begging for some frat title, like "Guppy," Moose," "Dipshit."?
TexasTowelie
(112,087 posts)Noting that fact might explain why SMU turns out turkeys like Turner.