Sentence examples for state amendment from inspiring English sources

Kluwe campaigned against a proposed Minnesota state amendment that would have prohibited same-sex marriage.

In North Carolina, polls indicated that the proposed state amendment banning same-sex marriage would be approved on Tuesday.

It's bad enough that in its hatred the state amendment singles out a religion's law for condemnation, in violation of the nation's Constitution.

And the state was among the first to pass a state amendment banning same-sex marriage, which it did in 2004, Davidson said.

Utah state attorneys defend the state amendment by saying it promotes the state's interest in "responsible procreation" and the "optimal mode of child-rearing".

True, on May 8 voters in North Carolina approved a state amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman as the only legal union.

His office did not return calls on Thursday seeking his position on state amendments.

Critics argue that the state amendments are redundant, discriminatory and mainly intended to energize social conservatives in an election year.

Lawyers contend that rather than tightening existing antiabortion legislation, the state amendments are aimed at preventing future state governments from possibly following Mexico City's lead and legalizing abortion.

The existence of these state amendments and other similar legislation also raises the stakes of future Supreme Court litigation over the ACA.

Amendment supporters said that although the federal amendment was soundly defeated in the Senate on Wednesday, the setback would energize conservatives to go to the polls for state amendments.