Wednesday, February 17, 2010

SMACKDOWN! New Hampshire House rejects gay marriage ban


The New Hampshire House smacked down a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage!

CACR 28 defined marriage in this state by saying it can only be between a man and a woman.

It was rejected by a wide margin, 201-135, short of a simple majority and far below the three-fifths majority -- 238 votes -- it needed to advance to the Senate.

Sponsors tried to delay a vote on the bill until March 17, so local voters could weigh in on petitions at town meeting that ask for a popular vote on the amendment.

"All we're trying to do here is put this on the ballot," Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, arguing voters should have their say.

Whatever, David. Sit it down and shut it up.

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4 comments:

Larry Ohio said...

Excellent graphic. I love it!

Gay Comic Geek said...

Awesome news! I agree, cool pic!

Unknown said...

A win for civil rights.

Kyle Leach said...

Victory is sweet V. More fight is coming this way, but I'll savor this until then. :)

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