Pa. Senate to mull conflicting gay-marriage measures
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Philadelphia Inquirer: The state Senate will soon consider dueling pieces of legislation on same-sex marriage. Hoping to capture the pro-gay-marriage momentum in other state legislatures, Sen. Daylin Leach (D., Montgomery) today introduced the state's first bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, a colleague across the aisle, Sen. John Eichelberger (R., Blair), is preparing to introduce a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, to prevent court decisions, such as the recent one in Iowa, allowing gay people the right to marry. …
Legislation on both ends of the gay-rights spectrum has failed to gain traction in recent years in Pennsylvania. Bills containing a constitutional amendment on marriage have been introduced in each of the last three legislative sessions, and none has been voted out of the Republican-led Senate.
Gov. Rendell most likely would veto Leach's bill and would have no say in the constitutional amendment, which would go to voters after being approved in two consecutive sessions. "The governor is a vocal and visible supporter of equal rights but believes in civil unions rather than same-sex marriage," Rendell spokesman Chuck Ardo said. "He strongly opposes attempts to write discrimination into the state constitution."
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