Marriage

==Background==
===PA===
In June, 2006, proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution have been introduced in the House and Senate, but neither has been brought up for a vote in either house. 
:Constitutional amendments must pass the General Assembly in each of two successive two-year sessions, then win voter approval in a statewide referendum; the earliest that could happen is 2007.
==Details==
Conservaties seek to protect marriage between one man and one woman and ask for the removal of $4.43 million in state funding for "family planning services" in the 2006-2007 budget. 
: The effort to remove the $4.43 million in state funding is being led by Sen. John Rafferty in the PA Senate and by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe in the PA House. The PA Senate is likely to vote on this issue in June 2006.
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* Marriage-plank-Libertarians on the Marriage Protection Act, from April, 2006
* Bill Scranton, R, backed the Marriage Amendment from January, 2006
* Marriage-plank-Faith Coalition for PA Families
==Links==
* Wellness
===Coverage===
* Rendell chides lawmakers for 'futzing' , June 23, 2006, by James O'Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. -- Gov. Ed Rendell dismissed the Legislature's deliberations on an amendment banning gay marriage as 'a waste of time' yesterday while branding the House version of the proposal as a 'mean-spirited' exercise in politics...
===Blogs===
* Reply to to Rep. Daryl Metcalfe about the consitutional amendment from Pgh Lesbian Blogger from April 2006.
* http://www.pghlesbian.com/blog/_archives/2006/6/17/2037514.html 20 Western PA Democrats who sold us out from December 2006.
==Insights==
===Should the government have laws regulating sex between consenting adults? Should they be enforced?===
* 10.4% Yes! It is time to actually enforce laws against sex out of wedlock and certain “deviant” acts.
* 5.6% Yes. Time to enforce the laws against certain “deviant” acts.
* 5.2% Yes. Time to enforce the laws against sex out of wedlock.
* 9.9% Well, keep current sodomy and fornication laws on the books to make a statement, but don’t enforce them.
* 24.5% No. Sodomy and fornication laws are unenforceable and obsolete. Take them off the books.
* 44.4% NO! The government has no right to regulate sex between consenting adults. Take all such laws off the books, including laws against prostitution.
:* Average Weight = 69.8
In terms of voter agreement, this is the Libertarian's best issue! Even at a gun show, where the demographic was heavily conservative, similar numbers appear. 
However, before one bases a campaign on this issue, know that it is the issue people care about the least.
Sex comes out with lowest overall weight. (By the way, all the percentages
quoted are weighted percentages. Unweighted percentages are available on the web site.)