BOSTON -- The group that spearheaded the push for a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage has reset its sights on state legislatures, conceding it has little chance for success in a Democrat-controlled Congress.
The Washington-based Alliance for Marriage will try to build a nationwide network of state lawmakers who would support such an amendment, the group's leaders said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, a day before they planned to unveil their new effort.
They said they consider it a temporary setback that the Democrats' triumph in the November midterm elections resulted in a congressional leadership unsympathetic to their cause. Ultimately, three-fourths of the state legislatures would have to approve a federal constitutional amendment.
"We believe the day is coming when the Marriage Protection Amendment will be sent to the states," said Bob Adams, vice president of the alliance. "The time to organize for that is now, not 10 years down the road."
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