NH: The Next Face of Marriage Equality
by: Dean Barker
Sat Apr 11, 2009 at 12:17:48 PM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/10380/nh-the-next-face-of-marriage-equality( - promoted by Louise)
Hello friends of Pam,
I run Blue Hampshire, NH's progressive political blog, and we are doing everything we can to let the wider world know that HB436, the marriage equality bill that passed our state house by a mere 7 votes, is on its way to the state senate soon.
A couple of key points:
* It is my belief, and that of some others, that our Democratic governor, while voicing a muted, personal opposition to marriage equality, does not have the political space to veto this if it passes the state senate.
* Right now, we have a 14-9 Democratic majority in the senate.
* We also have a special election for the 24th seat coming up in just a cople of weeks. The Democrat in the race, Bud Martin, has announced that he supports marriage equality! If he wins prior to a vote, he could very well be the clincher.
* A public hearing for the bill in the senate has been set for this Wednesday at 9am. So the wheels are turning as we speak.
