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State Senate set to vote on gay marriage bill
State Senate set to vote on gay marriage bill
The state Senate is set to vote on a measure that would legalize gay marriage in Washington state.
The Associated Press
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/20
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
The state Senate is set to vote on a measure that would legalize gay marriage in Washington state.
The bill is not expected to come up for a vote until late afternoon or early evening Wednesday. It is expected to pass in the Senate with at least 25 votes, the number needed for approval. If passed by the Senate, the measure moves to the House, where it already has enough support. Gov. Chris Gregoire says she will sign it into law if passed.
Opponents of same-sex marriage have already promised a referendum battle at the ballot if the Legislature passes the bill and it's signed into law. (me: Sadly, during the last decade, our state referendum/iniative process has been sorely abused & misused. Here's another case where it might be once again. I sure hope that they will not be able to gain enough support to do so.)
Washington state has had a domestic partnership law since 2007, and an "everything but marriage" expansion of the domestic partnership law since 2009
State Senate set to vote on gay marriage bill
State Senate set to vote on gay marriage bill
The state Senate is set to vote on a measure that would legalize gay marriage in Washington state.
The Associated Press
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/20
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
The state Senate is set to vote on a measure that would legalize gay marriage in Washington state.
The bill is not expected to come up for a vote until late afternoon or early evening Wednesday. It is expected to pass in the Senate with at least 25 votes, the number needed for approval. If passed by the Senate, the measure moves to the House, where it already has enough support. Gov. Chris Gregoire says she will sign it into law if passed.
Opponents of same-sex marriage have already promised a referendum battle at the ballot if the Legislature passes the bill and it's signed into law. (me: Sadly, during the last decade, our state referendum/iniative process has been sorely abused & misused. Here's another case where it might be once again. I sure hope that they will not be able to gain enough support to do so.)
Washington state has had a domestic partnership law since 2007, and an "everything but marriage" expansion of the domestic partnership law since 2009
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Gypsy
)O(
Flowing like a river."
~~Tai Chi Chih
Mika Dog
"All things share the same breath;
the beast, the tree, the man.
The Air shares its spirit with
all the life it supports."
--Chief Seattle
"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go where they went."
~Will Rogers
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress
can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
~~Mahatma Gandhi
