After the PA Marriage Protection Amendment, SB 1250, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 10-4 vote and the Appropriations Committee by a 18-8 vote, it ran into a vicious onslaught of opposition led by Sen. Vincent Fumo when it got to the full Senate. Numerous amendments unrelated to the institution of marriage were file by those opposed to the bill, and several weakening amendments were going to be offered to weaken the bill’s protections.
The vote to table the measure passed when Sen. Brubaker, prime sponsor of the bill, learned that it was destined to go to the House State Government Committee, whose chairwoman, Rep. Babette Josephs, has denounced the proposal and threatened to “kill” it in her committee.
We must pass SB 1250 in the Senate!! – Please continue to contact the Senate Members with the message – please bring the Marriage Amendment for a vote. It must pass both the Senate and House before June 30, so that it can pass a second time in next session and then the people of PA will have their say when it goes to popular vote as a referendum.
At this time 27 states have constitutional safeguards for marriage. We need to continue to educate the public on the need for an amendment to protect marriage in Pennsylvania.
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