Marriage amendment signs vandalized again in Bemidji
October 16, 2012 in DL-Online
BEMIDJI More than a dozen signs supporting the marriage amendment that were hanging outside St. Philip’s Catholic Church were vandalized over the weekend. Continue Reading
In just a few weeks, Minnesotans will be voting on a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution that would ban gay marriage. In May 2011, the Minnesota Legislature voted to place the issue on the November 2012 ballot. The question will read: “Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as marriage in Minnesota?”
With heat waves hitting the North Shore and summer festivals filling up the calendar, November elections might seem a long time away to many Lake County residents. But those who strongly support or oppose the proposed Minnesota constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage are already busy campaigning.
An epic fight between Minnesotans against gay marriage and those who support it mostly has flown under the public’s radar for 14 months. 
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