Good, what a dumb law to begin with. Related: my adopted state dusted off legislation today to legalize same sex marriage here as well. Go Minnesota.
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > > http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71835.html > > Wash. state to be 7th for gay marriage > By: Mackenzie Weinger > January 23, 2012 03:35 PM EST > > Washington state is set to become the seventh in the country to > legalize gay marriage, according to a report Monday. > > Democratic Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen announced she would be the 25th > vote needed to pass the same sez marriage bill out of the state > Senate, The Associated Press reported Monday. The Washington state > House already has the necessary support for the measure, and Gov. > Chris Gregoire publicly announced her support for gay marriage earlier > this month. > > Washington would then become the seventh state to legalize same-sex > marriage along with New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Iowa, > Connecticut and Vermont. The District of Columbia also recognizes > same-sex marriage. > > I know this announcement makes me the so-called 25th vote, the vote > that ensures passage, Haugen said in a statement, according to the > AP. > > Haugen said she made her decision after taking time to reconcile my > religious beliefs with my beliefs as an American, as a legislator, and > as a wife and mother who cannot deny to others the joys and benefits I > enjoy. This is the right vote and it is the vote I will cast when this > measure comes to the floor. > > Gregoire announced her support at a news conference on Jan. 4, saying, > It is time in Washington state for marriage equality. It is time; > its the right thing to do. > > The state Senate began considering the bill during a morning committee > hearing, the AP re > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:345660 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
