I support passage of the bill to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to recognize marriage as being between one man and one woman.
Someone from Minneapolis recently wrote a letter to the editor criticizing me for not signing a "Marriage Protection Pledge." The fact of the matter is I don't sign any pledges. When I was elected, I verbally pledged to do the best job possible for the residents of District 22. This is my commitment to you.
As someone who has been married for 56 years, I support marriage as it stands under Minnesota state law; marriage is a union between one man and one woman. The voters of Minnesota have a right to vote on this important issue, and I want to see this constitutional question on the ballot in November.
If anyone has a question about my position, please contact me at 227 State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul 55155, sen.jim.vickerman@senate.mn o(651) 296-5650.
