Now that McDonnell has removed the primary excuse given for the failure to act that it was not necessary to do so we will be looking to the legislature to make it clear what the state's policy is. If the members of the General Assembly refuse to make an affirmative statement, one must only assume that they think it's appropriate to discriminate.
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This is our political campaign, and we'll do it as if we were running for statewide office. We are prepared to fight the so-called marriage amendment at the ballot box.Dyana Mason
He had to jump through some legal hoops to issue this opinion. It leads us to believe it was more about political ideology than legal standing.
Dyana Mason
We're growing in our efforts and abilities to work on multiple issues at once. Ultimately, we will prevail, but there are a lot of obstacles in the way. We need to educate people and elect more fair-minded representatives.
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It's really an attack on all Virginia families. Even the proponents of the bill recognized there were all these exceptions and generalities.
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Not one piece of testimony on behalf of this measure has been able to demonstrate how amending the Virginia Constitution to prohibit marriage equality for same-sex couples, civil unions and other marriage look-alikes would somehow strengthen or protect heterosexual marriage.
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The amendment goes far beyond just defining marriage between a man and a woman. What it does is prohibit recognition for all unmarried couples in the state.
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