The Rochester Post Bulletin is the latest Minnesota newspaper to oppose the Republican’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. In a Wednesday  editorial the paper argued that current Minnesota law on same-sex marriage is sufficient and a constitutional amendment is unnecessary. The Post Bulletin joins more than a dozen other papers throughout the state that have spoken out against the amendment.

The Post Bulletin wrote:

Same-sex couples aren’t getting married here, nor are they lining up to challenge the law. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s health care system, public schools and courts are teetering on the edge of economic crisis. Legislators should keep their eyes on the prize.

Furthermore, we object on principle to the idea of legislating through the constitution. We elect public officials to run our state government, a job that includes setting taxes, allocating money and creating the laws we live by. Our legislators should do that job themselves, rather than delegating important decisions to the voters — and thus finding a way around the checks and balances that are inherent in our legislative process.

The Rochester paper joins papers in numerous other communities, including Winona, Duluth, Minneapolis, Albert Lea, New Ulm, Fairmont, Grant County, McLeod County, Mille Lacs and Mille Lacs County, Virginia, and the University of Minnesota that oppose the GOP measure.

Coleman on left, Franken on right.

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