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  Kentucky Republicans Exit Gay Marriage Debate
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Last EditedGerald Farinas  Mar 26, 2004 07:03pm
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News DateFriday, March 26, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionKentucky Republicans Exit Gay Marriage Debate
The Honolulu Advertiser

A constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage was defeated Friday in the Kentucky House after Republicans staged a dramatic walkout hours into a contentious debate. In their absence, too few votes were available to pass the measure. The walkout marked a strange turn of events because Republican lawmakers had been fighting to get the measure approved.

"It's the House Republicans that have killed this bill, that have killed the amendment they talked so passionately about," said Democratic Rep. Rick Nelson.

Republican members filed out of the House chamber and assembled for a rally on the Capitol steps with Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher and a conservative group spearheading the push for a ban on same-sex marriages.
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