Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Constitutional Amendment Defeated
KENTUCKY...
Senate Democrats have defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that dealt with a series of hot-button issues and was called "the 21st-century Bill of Rights." The measure needed 23 votes on the Senate floor to pass. It got only 21 on Monday, all from Republicans and the chamber's only independent. Sixteen Democrats voted neither yes nor no but "passed." The proposal sought to create a section of Kentucky's Constitution to say that no law could force Kentuckians to provide abortions, participate in any health care system or surrender their firearms. It also would prevent any law from interfering with posting the Ten Commandments. The legislation is Senate Bill 3.
Senate Democrats have defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that dealt with a series of hot-button issues and was called "the 21st-century Bill of Rights." The measure needed 23 votes on the Senate floor to pass. It got only 21 on Monday, all from Republicans and the chamber's only independent. Sixteen Democrats voted neither yes nor no but "passed." The proposal sought to create a section of Kentucky's Constitution to say that no law could force Kentuckians to provide abortions, participate in any health care system or surrender their firearms. It also would prevent any law from interfering with posting the Ten Commandments. The legislation is Senate Bill 3.
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