“Lawmakers get both sides on gay marriage”
Lawrence Messina reports for the Associated Press:
But Dys and Alliance Defense Fund counsel Jordan Lorence both argued that the statute remains vulnerable to a lawsuit. Lorence targeted the sort of stance taken by Gov. Joe Manchin. While endorsing marriage as being between a man and a woman, the Democratic governor has questioned the need for a constitutional amendment absent any pending challenge.
“That is like saying you don’t need a vaccination program for swine flu because we haven’t had an epidemic yet,” Lorence said.