No so good news, folks.
There's a minor setback for the NJ marriage equality vote.
A state Senate vote on legalizing same-sex marriage in New Jersey is expected to be delayed, its two prime sponsors said today.Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said the bill -- which was up for passage on Thursday -- instead will likely be introduced in the Assembly Judiciary Committee in preparation for a vote by the lower house.
The lawmakers said they expect Senate President Richard Codey (D-Essex) to agree to the delay. Codey, who had posted the bill on Thursday's agenda, could not immediately be reached for comment this afternoon.
Lesniak said he still expects a vote on same-sex marriage in both houses before the end of the lame-duck legislative session in January. Advocates are pushing for passage of the bill before Gov. Jon Corzine leaves office Jan. 19. Corzine supports the measure, while incoming Gov. Chris Christie says he will veto it.
While even proponents conceded this week that passage was in doubt, Lesniak and Weinberg said they were not postponing the debate because they lacked the 21 votes to succeed in the Senate. They said they want Assembly members to engage in the public dialogue and hear the testimony from both sides that senators already have been exposed to.
It's not over, maybe the stall can ensure votes for same sex marriage.
4 comments:
Having just witnessed the New York debacle... I say, don't push it. Timing is everything!
Maybe postponing will allow a change in votes. I'm hopeful
I'd rather stall and have it pass than push it through and rick another set back.
The reporting of the delay seems to imply time needed for changing votes. As long as that ends up being in our favor, I'm ok with a delay.
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