Thirty-one states have passed constitutional amendments restricting marriage to being between one man and one woman.

"Similar arguments had been made restricting marriage to people of the same race."

He argued that it would provide a foundation for jurists in other states to restrict civil marriage to a man and a woman.

In Georgia, surveys have shown that given the chance most residents would support an amendment restricting marriage to heterosexuals.

Article 30 restricts marriage to a man and a woman.

Others have enacted new laws restricting marriage to a union between one man and one woman.