Members of the Judiciary Committee heard testimony Jan. 27 on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would remove a provision regarding marriage in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.<\/p>\n
LR389CA, introduced by Omaha Sen. Burke Harr, would remove a provision of the state constitution that defines marriage as the legal union of a man and a woman and does not recognize the union of a same-sex couple.<\/p>\n
If passed by the Legislature, the proposed amendment would be placed on the November 2016 ballot.<\/p>\n
Because the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that marriage is a fundmental right for same-sex couples, Harr said, the Nebraska provision is moot and unenforceable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a state constitution that\u2019s currently in conflict with the U.S. Constitution. [LR389CA] would make our state constitution match the law of the land,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The committee took no immediate action on the measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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