GOP wedgie attempt

Foiled by smart Dems wearing break-away underwear.

Bid in Md. House to Save Gay Marriage Ban Fails

Republicans tried to revive a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the floor the Maryland House of Delegates yesterday, but Democrats squelched that move after giving their GOP colleagues and moderates within their own ranks a chance to speak out for traditional marriage.

The House spent nearly an hour debating whether to reverse Thursday's committee vote rejecting a bill that would have let Maryland voters decide whether marriage should join only men and women.

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