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| Ohio Gov. Bob Taft (R) said the state’s new far-reaching ban on gay marriage
is necessary to protect Ohio from having to recognize gay marriages that may
occur in Massachusetts in light of that state’s recent high court ruling
legalizing same-sex unions. (Photo by Paul Vernon/AP)
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of lawmakers who said it would leave small businesses open to lawsuits that
were expensive to defend even if they were groundless. “If we’re
talking about protection, we’ve got to look at the employers’ protection
as well,” said Rep. Donald Bratton (R-Hobbs). Supporters of the bill
argued that last year’s mistake left 34 percent of the state’s
private sector businesses outside the law.
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