SSM blocked in the United States.Washington -- Unlike Canada, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has turned hostile to same-sex 'marriage.' Only the state of Massachusetts has approved of it. The standing is as follows: 44 states have existing laws that restrict marriage to the union of one man and one woman (six states allow for civil unions). Twenty states have constitutional amendments banning "gay marriage"--16 of those enacted since 2003. Eight more had constitutional bans on the November ballot paper ballot paper Noun a paper used for voting ballot paper n → papeleta ballot paper n → bulletin m de vote , of which seven were approved, and one (Arizona) was turned down with a very slim margin. But even Americans cannot be complacent com·pla·cent adj. 1. Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned: He had become complacent after years of success. 2. Eager to please; complaisant. . Huge foundations are financing the pro-same-sex forces who are trying to get judges to impose it by judicial decree, as in Canada. Alas for them, in 2006 Supreme Courts in seven states, including New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and New Jersey, have turned these challenges down. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion