Colorado's civil unions bill has passed both chambers of the legislature and now goes to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who has said he will sign. The vote in the House was rather lopsided -- 39-26.
The Minnesota marriage equality bill has sailed through committee hearings in both chambers, and is now ready for floor votes.
Illinois GOP party chairman Pat Brady has survived an attempt by James Oberweis to oust him for his support of the Marriage Fairness Etc. Act -- the special meeting Oberweis called for that purpose has been cancelled. Looks like Oberweis didn't have the votes. I honestly don't think that was ever going to happen -- the GOP fringe doesn't have a lot of traction here, and Oberweis seems to make a lot of noise and not deliver. And on same-sex marriage in particular, it's not that there's overwhelming support, but there's not overwhelming opposition, either. Remember, Peter LaBarbera couldn't get enough signatures on an advisory referendum petition to even file the damned thing.
PolicyMic says there are twelve states that will legalize marriage by the end of next year. Here's their layout. (Cancel that -- follow the link for the table. Blogger has decided to be an asshole and won't let me put in the image at a decent size.)
The Minnesota marriage equality bill has sailed through committee hearings in both chambers, and is now ready for floor votes.
Illinois GOP party chairman Pat Brady has survived an attempt by James Oberweis to oust him for his support of the Marriage Fairness Etc. Act -- the special meeting Oberweis called for that purpose has been cancelled. Looks like Oberweis didn't have the votes. I honestly don't think that was ever going to happen -- the GOP fringe doesn't have a lot of traction here, and Oberweis seems to make a lot of noise and not deliver. And on same-sex marriage in particular, it's not that there's overwhelming support, but there's not overwhelming opposition, either. Remember, Peter LaBarbera couldn't get enough signatures on an advisory referendum petition to even file the damned thing.
PolicyMic says there are twelve states that will legalize marriage by the end of next year. Here's their layout. (Cancel that -- follow the link for the table. Blogger has decided to be an asshole and won't let me put in the image at a decent size.)
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