Anti-Gay Amendment Gains Support In South Dakota

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Republicans in the South Dakota legislature are considering whether to file a bill that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

Buoyed by the Republican defeat of US Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) in November the GOP in the statehouse are pushing for a conservative agenda. During the election campaign Daschle was dogged by Republican ads that painted him as too left for South Dakota values. Also, a conservative group ran an ad saying Daschle "refuses to protect marriage; he would let liberal activist judges redefine it."

South Dakota already has a so-called Defense of Marriage Act but supporters of an amendment say it could be overturned by judges.