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Seven states will define marriage by amending their constitutions.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
This election year eight states had a referendum on the November 7 ballots that would amend the state constitutions to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Seven states (Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin) approved the measure, while voters in Arizona failed to pass the amendment. Arizona is the only state that failed to pass the marriage amendment in over two dozen states that have considered it this election year and earlier.
Homosexual activists stated that they were being denied their "rights," claimed "discrimination," and touted "health" and "fairness" issues. They appealed to the consciences of voters, comparing their cause to that of discrimination against blacks in the past. And they staged an all-out advertising blitz in Wisconsin, including television and paper ads. Still they didn't win, except in Arizona.
Though they did receive a large percentage of votes in some states, ...
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