RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia Democrats are once again highlighting the need to pass a constitutional amendment to protect same-sex marriage in Virginia.

It comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to overturn a landmark ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Currently, Virginia’s Constitution includes language that says the state shall only recognize a marriage between one man and one woman, meaning if the High Court does overturn its previous ruling, same-sex marriage would likely be banned in Virginia.

“A lot of the people don’t realize that the Virginia Constitution has some outdated language that is out of compliance with our current law,” Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) said.

However, Ebbin and his fellow Democrats are trying to pass a constitutional amendmen

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