California brings back pro gay marriage bill
Legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in California that died three weeks ago in the state Assembly has been reborn.
Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said Monday night that he intends to bring the measure back in the current session - this time as an attachment to a bill already before the Senate.
Back on June 2nd the California Assembly just barely defeated Leno's first bill that would have legalized gay marriage for the state. The measure lost by just four votes in the 80 seat Assembly after a quarter of the Democrats voted with Republicans to reject it.
Using a "gut and amend" legislative maneuver he will attempt to bring the bill back. Leno is one of six openly gay members of the Legislature.
The new measure will be the same as the first. The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act would require local clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples but allow people opposed to gay marriage to refuse to conduct weddings.
Leno wants a legislative victory this session. Him and millions of others in California. Geoffrey Kors, executive director of Equality California stated, "If one house, be it the Assembly or Senate of the California Legislature votes in favor of marriage equality, it totally undercuts President Bush and the extreme right-wing argument that this is simply a few judges who are ruling on the issue."
Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said Monday night that he intends to bring the measure back in the current session - this time as an attachment to a bill already before the Senate.
Back on June 2nd the California Assembly just barely defeated Leno's first bill that would have legalized gay marriage for the state. The measure lost by just four votes in the 80 seat Assembly after a quarter of the Democrats voted with Republicans to reject it.
Using a "gut and amend" legislative maneuver he will attempt to bring the bill back. Leno is one of six openly gay members of the Legislature.
The new measure will be the same as the first. The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act would require local clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples but allow people opposed to gay marriage to refuse to conduct weddings.
Leno wants a legislative victory this session. Him and millions of others in California. Geoffrey Kors, executive director of Equality California stated, "If one house, be it the Assembly or Senate of the California Legislature votes in favor of marriage equality, it totally undercuts President Bush and the extreme right-wing argument that this is simply a few judges who are ruling on the issue."
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Hey Bryan, I use IE and the formatting is really screwed up. The header is all HTML. If you want me to copy and paste what it looks like in a comment I will.
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When did the formatting start looking strange? Right after the redesign or more recently?
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