“One Alabama lawmaker is crying foul after the Alabama House today approved a resolution calling for the United States Congress to convene an Article V constitutional convention to ban same-sex marriage,” the Birmingham News reports.
“Resolutions are frequently passed en masse, and lawmakers rarely pay them much attention. The description of the resolution on the House Rules Committee report did not specify what the convention would address. Rep. Patricia Todd (D) said that was deceptive, and she accused House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R) of misleading her about it.”
“Todd is the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the Alabama Legislature.”
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