PA Capitol rally opposes ban on same-sex marriage

PA Capitol rally opposes ban on same-sex marriage
Philadelphia Inquirer

Opponents of a state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage and civil unions in Pennsylvania will rally this afternoon in Harrisburg.

The "Rally for All Families" begins at 1 p.m. in the Capitol Rotunda.

Among the scheduled speakers is state Sen. Vincent J. Fumo. During a committee hearing last week in which the Philadelphia Democrat was speaking in opposition to the proposed amendment, he told a Philadelphia pastor: "What you are advocating here is that we take away the rights of a minority. And I don't think that's right. " . . . If we introduced a bill on slavery, it might pass. That doesn't make it right."