Governor Dayton Vetoes Marriage Amendment—But Only Symbolically
One local lawmaker said the veto sent a message to young people disheartened by the legislature's passage of the amendment.
Gov. Mark Dayton symbolically vetoed the anti-gay marriage amendment passed last weekend by the Minnesota legislature. "All American citizens are entitled to equal rights and protection under the law," Dayton read from a letter he sent to the Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (R-Buffalo). "That would clearly include the right of a citizen to marry legally the person he or she loves." Local Senator Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka) fought the measure before it passed through the Minnesota Legislature. “What it is to be an American, what it is to uphold the principals of our Constitution, is to always stand on the side of freedom, liberty and justice for all. Writing this into the Constitution flies in the face of that,” Bonoff told her fellow …
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Jim
3:26 pm on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Remember always remember this is just the same old wedge issue they bring up every now and then to sidetrack the voters. Vote no on this ammendment and lets move onto the business that needs to be addressed urgently. Governor Dayton keep up the fight!!! more ›