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Minnesota Republicans Unite Against Marriage Amendment
A prominent group of Minnesota Republicans has formally joined the effort to
fight a proposed constitutional amendment that would restrict marriages to
men and women.
By Julie Bolcer
MINNESOTA FLAG X390 (THINKSTOCK) | ADVOCATE.COM
A prominent group of Minnesota Republicans has formally joined the effort to
fight a proposed constitutional amendment that would restrict marriages to
men and women.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports on the announcement Thursday that five
Republican leaders would join Minnesotans United for All Families, the group
fighting the amendment. The individuals include Dale Carpenter, who teaches
at the University of Minnesota Law School; former gubernatorial candidate
Wheelock Whitney; Rep. John Kriesel of Cottage Grove, one of four House
Republicans to oppose the amendment; former Bush White House counsel Richard
Painter; and former St. Paul Deputy Mayor Susan Kimberly.
Carpenter said there were strong Republican reasons to oppose the amendment,
including “belief in limited government and individual freedom,”
according to the Pioneer Press. Other members of the Minnesotans United
coalition, which has more than 80 partners, include the Log Cabin
Republicans.
Whitney said he would donate $100,000 to the effort and asked others to do
the same, the Pioneer Press reported. | m******1
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