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30 yes, 19 no, 2 excused. Out lesbian legislator again votes NO on marriage equality for her own people.
bill goes back to the s enate for a quick review then on the governor for signature next week
Change has come
(2,372 posts)msongs
(67,465 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)In Illinois the bill has passed both the Senate and House - BUT Governor Quinn has scheduled the signing ceremony for November 20th and marriages will not begin until June 1, 2014.
So, if the Governor of Hawaii signs the Hawaii bill before November 20th and marriages begin December 2nd...
... then it looks like Hawaii might bump Illinois down a notch
MADem
(135,425 posts)"destination wedding" set. MA saw a noticeable bump in tourism for that very purpose.
Why is the Out lesbian voting no? Is she a Republican? Clueless? Or is she in a relationship where she really doesn't want to commit and doesn't know how to say "I don't want to get married?"
Governor will sign this, right?
dsc
(52,172 posts)He is why they were there voting on this in the first place. The out lesbian is not a Republican, nor was her district opposed. She claims she voted this way due to trying to protect religious freedom.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Funny how the right talks about that kind of stuff, but they endorse policies with the reverse effect.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)MineralMan
(146,341 posts)There are also some legal cases pending that may change things in other states.