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View Replies To: ElkGroveDan Between the licenses for illegals and the marriage licenses for the queer s, it'll be interesting to see if RINOld signs either one or both of 'em ...
gov To help us keep track of correspondence and to ensure that we are able to respond to California residents, please be sure to include your name an d address when you communicate with the Governor's Office.
View Replies To: Morgan in Denver And people wonder why I'd like to see the coastal cities all fall off int o the ocean........ Vandenberg and Port Humeme along with the navy bases o f San Fransisco and San Diego..
View Replies To: Afronaut First Lady Maria Shriver State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841 Fax: (916) 445-4633 "To keep track of correspondence and to ensure that we are able to respon d to California residents, please be sure to include your name and addre ss when you communicate with the First Lady's Office."
View Replies To: kellynla Between the licenses for illegals and the marriage licenses for the queer s, it'll be interesting to see if RINOld signs either one or both of 'em ... Licenses for illegals is not even a possibility at this point. He has a sound legal standing on it being unconstitutional. He also doesn't want to PO his base going into his make-or-break campaign this fall.
View Replies To: Spktyr To all Californians who opposed this bill: It's time to leave. Hey, we have enough evacuees and illegal immigrants to last us for awhile , thank you.
ht m The decisive 41st yes vote was cast by Simon Salinas. Leadership is doing what's right even when it's not popular,'' said Ass emblyman Lloyd Levine. The Van Nuys Democrat said gay marriage is a civi l rights matter. There should be a voter revolt, sending all of those who voted for the bi ll back home and out of the Legislature.
View Replies To: ElkGroveDan The governor believes that the people spoke when they voted in Proposit ion 22,'' which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman, Thompson said. It's now before the courts, which is where the governor believes it belongs.
But see, Californians have to choose whether they want to keep voting in socialism more than they want a natural, mor al family structure. I'm guessing they will just give up like Massachuse tts did.
View Replies To: isthisnickcool Let me tell you how well it works here in MA. she and her "partner" are being "saved" Now we, at the Cape of Cods, will have 2500 dysfunctional people living i n Bourne and we we are expected to accept it or else!
View Replies California Legislature approves gay marriage bill By STEVE LAWRENCE, Associated Press Writer Last Updated 8:00 pm PDT Tuesday, September 6, 2005 SACRAMENTO (AP) - The California Legislature on Tuesday became the first legislative body in the country to allow same-sex marriages, as gay-righ ts advocates overcame two earlier defeats in the Assembly. The bill's supporters compared the legislation to earlier civil rights ca mpaigns, including efforts to eradicate slavery and give women the right to vote. "Do what we know is in our hearts," said the bill's sponsor, San Francisc o Democrat Mark Leno. "Make sure all California families will have the s ame protection under the law." Leno's bill had failed in the Assembly by four votes in June, but he was confident he could get it through on a second try after the Senate appro ved a same-sex marriage bill last week. Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, called bans on gay marriage "t he last frontier of bigotry and discrimination, and it's time we put an end to it." Assemblyman Tom Umberg, a Santa Ana Democrat who abstained when another g ay marriage bill fell four votes short in June, said he was concerned ab out what his three children would think of him if he didn't join those " who sought to take a leadership role in terms of tolerance, equality and fairness." Umberg joined three other Democrats who didn't vote the last time the bil l came up - Assembly members Mervyn Dymally, D-Compton, Gloria Negrete M cLeod, D-Chino, and Simon Salinas, D-Salinas. But opponents repeatedly cited the public's vote five years ago to approv e Proposition 22, an initiative that was put on the ballot by gay marria ge opponents to keep California from recognizing same-sex marriages perf ormed in other states or countries. Specifically, Proposition 22 added a section to the state Family Code sta ting that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognize d in California." Leno, D-San Francisco, had vowed to bring the issue to a vote Tuesday aft er the Senate approved the bill on a 21-15 vote last week. He said the m omentum generated by that support would help him find the votes he neede d for passage in the Assembly. Leno amended the provision of the bill defeated in June into another that already had passed the Assembly and was awaiting action in the Senate. Assemblyman Doug La Malfa, R-Chico, protested the procedure Leno used to revive the issue after the Assembly twice rejected the legislation in Ju ne. La Malfa said one of his constituents was "totally offended" that th e issue was still alive. California already gives same-sex couples many of the rights and duties o f marriage if they register with the state as domestic partners. Massach usetts offers marriage licenses to gay couples and Vermont grants civil unions, but both resulted from court rulings rather than legislative act ion. Leno said a recent poll found that Californians are now evenly divided ov er whether same-sex marriages should be legal. Tuesday's vote in the Assembly showed that gay rights advocates had "turn ed the corner on the issue of marriage equality for lesbian and gay coup les," said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, a back er of the bill. "As the debate today shows, love conquers fear, principle conquers politi cs and equality conquers injustice, and the governor can now secure his legacy as a true leader by signing this bill," he said. It's unclear how the bill will be handled by Schwarzenegger, who in the p ast has said he prefers the issue to be settled by California voters or the courts. His office did not immediately respond late Tuesday to a cal l seeking comment. Regardless of what action the governor takes, California's conflict over gay marriage will continue on several fronts. A state appellate court is considering appeals of a lower court ruling th at overturned California laws banning recognition of gay marriages. And opponents of same-sex marriage are trying to qualify initiatives for the 2006 ballot that would amend the state Constitution to ban same-sex mar riages.
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