Maine House approves gay marriage

[ccharles000]

(Augusta, Maine) With a vote of 89-58, the Maine House on Tuesday gave initial approval to legislation allowing same-sex marriage.

The vote spent three hours in impassioned debate on the bill.

It received initial passage in the state Senate on April 30.

The House version and that of the Senate now must be unified and undergo a final vote before going to the desk of Gov. John Baldacci.

Whether the governor will sign it is anybody’s guess at this point. Baldacci has said he has not made up his mind on gay marriage.

Same-sex marriage advocates have delivered more than 10,000 postcards asking him to support the legislation.

http://www.365gay.com/news/maine-house-approves-gay-marriage/

[Ian David]

1. Ayup! n/t

[konnichi wa]

2. I'm sure the hateful bigots are pressuring the Gov as well.

He really needs to go along with his own legislature on this.