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Q1. Debate on gay marriage picks up ay marriage allowed or not? A Massachusetts court ruling that clears the way for the nation's first same-sex marriages has ramped up the Georgia debate over a proposed state constitutional ban on the practice. EMAIL THIS PRINT THIS MOST POPULAR Both those supporting the proposed ban and gay rights activists said Wednesday's ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will turn up the volume on Georgia's proposal, Senate Resolution 595, which now resides in the state Senate Rules Committee. Georgia already has a state law banning gay marriage, but Republicans contend it could be overturned by "activist" judges. They have used that possibility as the rationale for proposing a constitutional amendment, and say what happened in Massachusetts strengthens their case. "This is a prime example of where judges use their own personal opinions to dictate law from the bench," said state Sen. Mike Crotts (R-Conyers), sponsor of Georgia's proposed ban. "The activist judges are more and more trying to legislate from the bench." Gay rights supporters hailed the court decision as a victory, but acknowledged it likely would energize their opponents at the state Capitol. "It will also give further stimulus to our opponents to restrict our rights," Allen Thornell, executive director of Georgia Equality, told allies in an e-mail Wednesday.
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