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To: Dilbert San Diego
How many states have allowed homosexual marriage through the legislative process? The biggest one I know of is New York. I believe New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine and Maryland took legislative action . Any others?

Maryland, Minnesota, Maine and Washington State passed gay marriage by popular vote (i.e., in referenda). Gay marriage was passed by votes of the Legislatures in Connecticut, Washington DC, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois and Vermont. The New Jersey legislature passed gay marriage, but Gov. Christie vetoed it (but then failed to defend a lawsuit seeking gay marriage from the courts).

12 posted on 10/06/2014 3:38:23 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian
Maryland, Minnesota, Maine and Washington State passed gay marriage by popular vote (i.e., in referenda).

No, in Nov 2012 Minnesota voters rejected a constitutional amendment which would have banned same sex marriage. At the same time they returned control of both the Minnesota House and Senate to the Democrats. In May 2013, the Minnesota legislature passed same sex marriage and the Democratic governor signed it. So, enacted by the legislature, not by popular vote.

14 posted on 10/06/2014 4:04:09 PM PDT by ConstantSkeptic (Be careful about preconceptions)
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