Re: Marriage amendment movement

lefaim — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:02:20 -0400

Who were the Dems voting with the Republicans?

Marriage amendment movement

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 22 May 2007 13:45:03 -0400

A proposal to define marriage in the state constitution as the union between a man and woman may come to a vote in the state House this week.

A House committee voted Tuesday to send the bill to a vote, which is the most progress the proposal has made in the four years, Lynn Bonner reports.

A move by Democrats to have the bill referred to another committee, where it would likely have died, failed in a 14-10 vote. Three Democrats voted with 11 Republicans to keep the bill from being diverted to a judiciary committee.

John Rustin, lobbyist for the N.C. Family Policy Council, said he was encouraged by the vote.

"This is the most action we've seen on the bill," he said.

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