Although same-sex marriage is currently illegal in Arizona, the state senate has approved the ban to have a place on the November election ballot.   If passed, the bill would amend the state constitution to prevent “activist” judges from setting precedents like the recent decision in California.  In one of the longest legislative sessions on record, the state senate voted in a 16-4 decision to allow the vote:

“The long-anticipated vote on the measure followed hours of angry, raucous debate, in which the legislative rule book was used as a weapon to both stall the vote and cut short debate. Senators on both sides of the aisle and the issue lamented a melt-down in the higher chamber, as most of the day’s work was scrapped so that the marriage amendment could be voted on while key senators were present.”

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