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Opposition group confident it can kill HJR-3

When opponents of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage announced the formation of a group to fight the amendment, few observers gave them much of a chance.

But now the amendment is on hold for at least another year, and the leaders of Freedom Indiana are confident of killing it altogether.

Campaign manager Megan Robertson says having a single group directing strategy made it easier to keep everyone on message.

She maintains passing the amendment would have damaged the GOP politically.

Senate President Pro Tem David Long has said he expects to call the amendment for the required second vote next year, but Robertson predicts it will never happen.

Robertson says legislators are sick of dealing with it, and suggests momentum will continue to move in opponents’ direction.