Eichelberger Introduces Marriage Amendment
January 26th, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jason E. High
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** NEWS RELEASE**
EICHELBERGER INTRODUCES MARRIAGE AMENDMENT
SB 707 Protects Definition of Marriage in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA – Tuesday, January 26, 2010, State Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr. formally introduced Senate Bill 707, a joint resolution to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to include the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman.. The bill has 15 co-sponsors, and is expected to be referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“Pennsylvania voters have the opportunity to decide how they want marriage to be defined and not allow an activist judge to make that decision for them,” Eichelberger said. “Thirty one other states have already gone through a similar process and in each state, the definition of marriage was upheld.”
SB 707 would insert the following language into Article I of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: “Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid and recognized as a marriage in this Commonwealth.”
As a joint resolution, SB 707 must pass both chambers of the General Assembly in two successive legislative sessions, and will appear as a referendum on the ballot. If passed, the language will be added to the Constitution.
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