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President Obama Urges Illinois Lawmakers To Legalize Gay Marriage
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President Obama issued a statement Saturday urging the Illinois General Assembly to legalize gay marriage as state lawmakers prepare to take up the issue this week.
White House spokesman Shin Inouye highlighted the rare nature of the president’s move, telling the Chicago Sun-Times the while the president “does not weigh in on every measure being considered by state legislatures, he believes in treating everyone fairly and equally, with dignity and respect.” He went on,
“As he has said, his personal view is that it’s wrong to prevent couples who are in loving, committed relationships, and want to marry, from doing so. Were the President still in the Illinois State Legislature, he would support this measure that would treat all Illinois couples equally.”
The act is called the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act,” and is sponsored by Democratic State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and Democratic State Representative Greg Harris (D-Chicago). They plan to put the measure up for a January vote.
read: http://www.mediaite.com/online/obama-urges-illinois-lawmakers-to-legalize-gay-marriage/