Victory against the homophobes
March 21, 2006
CONCORD, N.H. --The New Hampshire House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday against a proposed amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage.
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(Here's a key passage):
But supporters of the amendment insisted it was needed to prevent the courts from forcing a decision, as happened in Vermont and Massachusetts.
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And Hawaii, don't forget Hawaii. And don't forget Colorado's own Amendment 2 was passed by the electorate, but killed by the Supreme Court. Not to mention Texas' anti-sodomy statute getting shot down by the SCOTUS.
It seems the homophobes know what'll happen if a court has to decide the issue of whether gays can marry. They'll lose. So they figure, don't let it get into court.
Don't let people versed in the law, the Constitution, and equal protection make that kind of judgment. Leave it up to the bigots!
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Wow- This is indeed good news. Living just south of the NH in Boston I am very surpised to read it. I have such an impression of NH as a very conservative state.
ReplyDelete-- Lori