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Senator Specter Waits for States on Gay Marriage
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Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 26, 2004 05:26pm |
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News Date | Friday, March 26, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | Senator Specter Waits for States on Gay Marriage
The Honolulu Advertiser
The Republican in line to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee is not ready to endorse President Bush's suggestion for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, saying Friday he will wait to see whether states act. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a moderate facing a conservative challenger in the April 27 GOP primary, said he believes marriage should be for heterosexual couples. Still, he refused to endorse a measure before the Judiciary Committee that would clear the way to try to amend the Constitution to outlaw homosexual marriages. The proposal is backed by the committee's current chairman, Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, whose term leading the committee expires at the end of the year. If Specter wins re-election this year, he is expected to take over for Hatch. |
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