I'm not sure why a  same-sex  'marriage amendment is necessary. As it stands, same sex unions, by any name, do not alter the right to take a share of a  decease spouse's  estate, as presently provided by Chaptes 29 and 30 of the General Statutes. Under present statutory provision, a "spouse" cannot be left out of an intestate's estate.  Same is true under property disposed by will. I don't think present case law or statute recognizes a same-sex union as creating "Spousal Rights" to a descedent's estate. Please disabuse me is I am wrong..  I honestly do not know the answer. IIf I knew the answer to the above, I might take a stand as to the proposed smendment.  If the State were to recognize such unions as creating "Spousal Rights", I might have an opinion.  Can anyone help me on this ?