REPEAL REJECTED: New Hampshire Sticks With Marriage Equality

[William769]

Source: The Advocate

A Republican-led effort to repeal marriage equality in New Hampshire decisively failed today. Lawmakers voted against the repeal, against replacing marriage with civil unions, and against putting it up to a voter referendum.

Just to ensure the message was clear, Republican Rep. Seth Cohn, who supports marriage equality, proposed banning marriage between left-handed people. That didn't pass either.

The final vote was 211-116 to kill a bill that would have rescinded marriage equality in the state, and it included a number of Republicans like Cohn who broke with their party.

Gov. John Lynch signed marriage equality legislation in 2009 after it narrowly passed through the legislature, and he has promised to veto any effort to repeal the law. It would have needed to pass through both Republican-led chambers before reaching his desk.



Read more: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/03/21/REPEAL_REJECTED_New_Hampshire_Sticks_With_Marriage_Equality/

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[Politicalboi]

1. Finally, some sanity

In this insane world.

[socialindependocrat]

2. How can they continue to pass laws that are prejudice?

What's the difference in trying to pass a prejudice law and
calling someone by a slur name.

It's shows the mindset of the people.

It's difficult to see how backward our society really is.

Come on elections 2012!

[sikorsky]

3. Wow, 211 to 116 is a HUGE defeat. Some guy earlier today with NOM was sure it would pass!

hahahaha

Some good news for sure!\

[maddezmom]

4. ~Excellent News~ !!!

[X_Digger]

5. Excellent news! n/t

[shpilk]

6. NHGOP losing it

This is a sign that traditional Republicans in the State are getting worried about November election.

Extremists are losing their grip.

[Kurska]

8. Holy shit, they crushed it.

I was HOPING it would barely pass and be vetoed. Not in my wildest dream did I think it would be so soundly defeated. This is a great sign, at least in new hampshire repubs realizes which way the wind is blowing.

[xchrom]

10. Excellent! Nt

[Devil_Fish]

11. This is so stupid that we have to go over this again and again.

There are just some things that should be left alone.

This is one of them.

Roe v Wade is another.

He Repubes, I go an idea! lets prohibit Alcohol!~!! You Fucking morons.

[William769]

13. +1.

[Tx4obama]

14. Great news!!! n/t