Posted on 05/05/2012 3:10:38 AM PDT by massmike
A bill to allow civil unions for gay couples in Colorado must survive two more votes in the Republican-led House before it gets to the governor's desk, but it appears closer than in any other year to becoming law. If the legislation passes, Colorado would join more than a dozen states that allow gay marriage or civil unions. Hawaii and Delaware began allowing civil unions earlier this year.
The measure does not allow gay marriage but does grant gay couples rights similar to marriage, including enhanced inheritance and parental rights, and the ability to be involved in partner's medical decisions. So far Colorado Democrats have been able to advance the bill past two Republican-led House committees. The finance committee approved the measure with a 7-6 vote Friday after the bill passed the House judiciary committee late Thursday.
Republican Rep. Cheri Gerou, a member of the appropriations committee, previously said she supports the measure.
Republicans have a 33-32 vote advantage in the House. But given the committee votes, where Republicans joined Democrats, the bill could have enough support for passage.
The state Senate has already approved the bill and it could reach Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper by Wednesday, when the session ends. He is firmly in support.
Republicans who oppose the bill said it undermines traditional marriage and that voters expressed their position on the issue when they banned same-sex marriage in 2006.
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homosexual agenda ping
I suppose same-sex marriage isn’t as bad as the Mulim practice of having sex with the dead, but it is still a sick world that goes along with it.
I agree. What is absent in the reports I’ve seen is the fact
that when “We the people “ voted to upgrade “Marriage” as the
union of one man and one woman -that same ballot included Ref.I an attempt to have Civil Unions recognized “We the people” said yes to “marriage” and No to the Fraud of civil unions/The mere politicians and the godless educators as their plan B submitted this political end run .The Republicrats resisted for a while —then lost interest.The REPUBLIC is DEAD! The rule of law is dead. As Ann Barnhardt said over in
Colorado Springs April 23.
I don't think I ever want to move there now. It's gone to the queers!
The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care)
All part of a deliberate plan by Progressives. See book recommendation in my post above.
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