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To be clear, Pennsylvania has banned same-sex marriage. So far, the courts have not done anything to put us on track with Connecticut or Iowa. So it is in a grand act of bigotry that State Senator Eichelberger held a rally in Hollidaysburg to announce his proposed amendment to the state constitution to "define marriage."

All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing!

, State Senator Vincent Fumo (D., Phila) has been under FBI investigation for the last four years. He is being accused of using "the assets of the charity Citizens Alliance for Better Neighborhoods and his senate office staff for his own personal and political benefit." In order to preemptively address a potential indictment, Fumo:

Some Pennsylvania residents are not overjoyed with the idea of writing discrimination into our state constitution, and find it unnecessary:

The amendment is unnecessary because Pennsylvania already has a Defense of Marriage Act that prevents same-sex couples from marrying, Miss Sobel (ed, Stacey Sobel, executive director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights in Philadelphia) said yesterday. Also, if the language is "overly broad and vague" like other marriage amendments, it could have unforeseen negative consequences on both traditional marriages and other family groups, she said.