PA: Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage Introduced in Senate

State Sen. John H. Eichelberger Jr., R-Blair, has introduced a constitutional amendment to limit marriage to the union of one man and one woman, in keeping with plans announced in May. If his proposal succeeds, it would forestall state courts from striking down Pennsylvania's current ban on gay marriage, as courts in a few other states have done.

"We were going to do it last year, but the budget problems forced us to wait," Eichelberger, R-Blair, said Tuesday. Opponents dismiss the initiative as discriminatory, distracting, tone-deaf and doomed to fail.

Eichelberger's joint resolution with 15 co-sponsors will need to pass the Senate and House this year during the current legislative term, then - starting from scratch as a bill - both houses again during the next two-year term.

Full Story from the Altoona Mirror
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