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A judge in Georgia has struck down a Marriage Protection Amendment that was approved by more than three quarters of the voters:

ATLANTA — A judge has struck down Georgia’s ban on same-sex marriages, saying a measure overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2004 violated a provision of the state constitution that limits ballot questions to a single subject.
The ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Constance C. Russell had been eagerly awaited by gay-rights supporters who filed the court challenge in November 2004, soon after the constitutional ban was approved.
Russell said the state’s voters must first decide whether same-sex relationships should have any legal status before they can be asked to decide whether same-sex marriages should be banned…

Gov. Sonny Perdue said the decision ran counter to the voice of Georgia voters in defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
“The people of Georgia knew exactly what they were doing when an overwhelming 76 percent voted in support of this constitutional amendment,” he said.

This incident once again shows the willingness of liberal judges to usurp the democratic process—and that this is the preferred strategy of the pro same-sex “marriage” movement. The only way people will finally have a say on whether marriage is to be protected is by working to amend the U.S. Constitution. A vote on a Marriage Protection Amendment is scheduled in the U.S. Senate for June 6. Watch this space for more details.