OHIO LAWMAKERS BAN HOMOSEXUAL 'MARRIAGE'

Ohio's legislature has passed one of the most far reaching bills banning 'marriage' for homosexuals:

The bill is considered among the most far-reaching in the nation because of the benefits ban, which applies to unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples.

The Senate passed the legislation on an 18-15 vote Wednesday. The House has already approved the bill and Gov. Bob Taft has said he will sign it, pending a legal review....

Ohio's measure is particularly restrictive because it would prohibit benefits for state employees' unmarried partners, said Seth Kilbourn, national field director for the Human Rights Campaign, a Washington-based gay and lesbian lobbying group. Nebraska has a similar ban.

Thirty-seven states have passed legislation defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman. The backlash against the homosexual 'marriage' movement continues, including the President's remarks in the State of the Union where he hinted at a possible push for a marriage amendment. As I've said before, there is a window of opportunity here to act. The cultural elites have long decided the other way on this one (just ask Druid Hills!--see below!). A Constitutional Amendment is the only way to go, it seems to me. Of course, we know how closely American judges like to follow the Constitution.