Herseth votes for Marriage Protection Amendment

DVT notes that Rep. Herseth voted in favor of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage yesterday. The roll call vote tally is HERE.

Herseth's vote places Senator Daschle, who opposes the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, in an uncomfortable position. Daschle has a 100% rating from the nation's leading gay rights group, the Human Rights Campaign. Daschle's opposition to the amendment is contrary to the position of two-thirds of the voting population in South Dakota.