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[David__77]

I think that it's certainly possible that the original amendment without the civil unions clause could win. But I think that--if I had to bet--the civil unions language will be included. That's being debated as we write this. But I'm unsure if pro-marriage equality people are supporting it "just in case." From a strategic perspective, voting for it may be a mistake if the original amendment can be defeated without it.

I don't like the civil unions amendment. Many people are being very courageous in that legislature and are supporting lesbian and gay people on this issue. I would like to legally marry my spouse also.

It's so hard to know what's going to happen. But I take it as a very, very positive sign that the speaker's amendment (which was to say that civil unions COULD be instituted through stature) failed 98-100. That was the amendment supported by the governor and other anti-gay forces. If we could replicate that vote on the final vote--then that's victory, and the people's representatives have spoken.