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Analysis: Prohibiting Gay Marriage

NPR's Melissa Block talks with A.E. Dick Howard, University of Virginia law professor, about the constitutional amendment process and the historical precedence of prohibitory amendments like the Federal Marriage Amendment.

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Melissa Block is a special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs.

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