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November 6, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – According to early poll results, supporters of same-sex “marriage” are set to win in three states where the issue was put before voters in Tuesday’s election – spelling the end of an unbroken winning streak for traditional marriage when put to a popular vote. Meanwhile, the fate of an amendment to amend the Minnesota constitution to ban same-sex ‘marriage’ is too close to call at the time of this writing. Prior to Tuesday’s election, voters in 32 out of 32 states where marriage had appeared on the ballot had opted to protect the traditional definition of marriage. In Maryland, where the legislature voted to redefine marriage to include persons of the same sex, citizens successfully petitioned for the issue to be put to a popular vote.  Question 6  was passed  Tuesday with 52% voter support. The measure allows “gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license, provided they are not otherwise prohibited from mar...

Image via Wikipedia A constitutional amendment that would enshrine the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman in Minnesota is one step closer to getting on the ballot. The House Rules Committee narrowly approved the measure Wednesday in a 13 – 12 vote.  The vote took place along party lines, with Republicans in favor, and Democrats against. However, one Republican, Rep. Tim Kelly (R-Red Wing), joined Democrats to oppose the amendment. Although same-sex “marriage” is already illegal under Minnesota statutes, proponents of the constitutional amendment believe that it is necessary to prevent either the judiciary or the legislature from changing the definition of marriage. Minnesota Public Radio   reports  that Rep. Steve Gottwalt (R-St. Cloud), the amendment’s House sponsor, told the committee that the amendment was not about taking away rights, but about anchoring more firmly existing law defining marriage. “This is current state law. The desire...