Gay marriage bill up for vote in NJ next week

Gay rights activists in New Jersey pressing lawmakers to approve a same-sex marriage law while there is still a governor in office who would sign it won assurances Thursday that the legislation would be posted for a vote.

Sen. Paul Sarlo, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would keep a promise to gay marriage proponents by posting the marriage equality act on Monday. But, he said he'd vote against the bill, underscoring the proposal's uncertain outcome.

Senate President Richard Codey said he'd bring the bill to the full Senate next Thursday — if it clears Judiciary.

A similar proposal was defeated in New York on Wednesday in an unexpectedly wide 24-38 Senate decision, eight votes shy of the 32 needed for passage. It had passed earlier in the Assembly, and Gov. David Paterson had pledged to support it.

The result in New York, where some Democrats saw the defeat as a betrayal, prompted Sen. Ray Lesniak, a Democratic co-sponsor of the New Jersey bill, to declare, "This is not the New York Legislature. The New York Legislature is dysfunctional. We're better than that."

No, but consenting adults should have the ability to marry other consenting adults no matter what their sex is.

You do realize the basic premise of marriage, don't you?
So that couples can procreate and raise children. And pass on their legal rights and keep the family unit intact.

Nothing's stopping two men or two women from living together and doing whatever, but biologically they can't procreate or raise a family within society's norms, hence the recognition of marriage.

Well, the question can also be asked, “Why do they want MARRIAGE?” Why not civil unions that give them the same legal benefits as married couples? WHy has that type of “civil union” not been up for a vote instead of “marriage?” (It is my understanding that civil unions do not give the same type of benefits, but I could be incorrect.)

Why do they want MARRIAGE?

Because homosexuals want federal tax benefits and other benefits currently offered to married couples.

Follow the money.

“No, but consenting adults should have the ability to marry other consenting adults no matter what their sex is.”

So you hope it passes. What about if a mother and her adult daughter want to marry, is that ok with you? What about teaching GLBT/P (P is for Polyamory I recently learned) to school age kids starting @ 4 years old, WITHOUT parental consent, is that ok w/you too? What about forcing religious owners of businesses to serve those entering into these “marriages” or face penalty of prosecution? What about forcing religious organizations to provide adoption services and place children w/these “couples” or face criminal prosecution or lose their tax exempt status?

If all that stuff is not ok with you, you are in for a rude awakening, since all of those things immediately followed the Massachusetts decision legalizing gay “marriage” (except for the mother/daughter scenario, but am sure that is coming soon). If this is ok with you then you must be a troll and you should go back over to join w/the Kos Nazis where you will feel more at home.

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