Post by addisona on Feb 16, 2022 11:38:30 GMT
Republicans block constitutional amendments on gay marriage, voting rights
On Tuesday, House Republicans in Virginia put a stop to two proposed constitutional amendments that Democrats had been fighting for.
The Democrat-controlled legislature voted last year to strip Virginia’s now-defunct gay marriage ban from the state’s constitution. It defines marriage as between one man and one woman. They also took up a slew of criminal justice proposals, including a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to people who were previously incarcerated for a felony conviction.
But on Tuesday, a GOP-led committee cut both proposals short.
Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond) was in tears when she told committee members why getting rid of the marriage amendment is so important.
She said she and her partner of 19 years have struggled to gain acceptance from their conservative Catholic parents.
Republicans did not expand on their reasons for the “no” votes on either of the bills.
vpm.org/news/articles/29568/republicans-block-constitutional-amendments-on-gay-marriage-voting-rights
On Tuesday, House Republicans in Virginia put a stop to two proposed constitutional amendments that Democrats had been fighting for.
The Democrat-controlled legislature voted last year to strip Virginia’s now-defunct gay marriage ban from the state’s constitution. It defines marriage as between one man and one woman. They also took up a slew of criminal justice proposals, including a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to people who were previously incarcerated for a felony conviction.
But on Tuesday, a GOP-led committee cut both proposals short.
Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond) was in tears when she told committee members why getting rid of the marriage amendment is so important.
She said she and her partner of 19 years have struggled to gain acceptance from their conservative Catholic parents.
Republicans did not expand on their reasons for the “no” votes on either of the bills.
vpm.org/news/articles/29568/republicans-block-constitutional-amendments-on-gay-marriage-voting-rights