MORE MARRIAGE AMENDMENTS COMING: From 365Gay.com

A second wave of states considering amendments to their constitutions to bar same-sex marriage has begun.

Steve Morris, the president-elect of the Kansas Senate, said Monday that he plans to seek Senate approval of a constitutional ban on gay marriage by the end of this week. ...

The proposal defines marriage being between one man and one woman and would prevent the state from granting civil unions. ...

In Tennessee, Republicans, in the majority in the state Senate for the first time in years, vow to bring in an amendment this session. Senate Republicans say their priority will be to use their electoral gains to push their perceived advantage on the so-called moral issues, using them to pigeonhole Democrats as out-of-touch liberals. ...

South Dakota also may put forward an amendment to that state's constitution. Republicans are considering whether to file a bill that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

In [Arizona] the issue is when to put a proposed amendment to that state's voters. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is daring the state legislature to call a special election this year to let voters decide whether to approve a constitutional ban on gay marriage rather than wait for the November 2006 election.

Virginia lawmakers are considering their own amendment.

And, Alabama lawmakers will make a second attempt at approving a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage when the legislature resumes.

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