Colorado civil-unions bill moved to "kill" committee
Source: The Denver Post
Update: 11:45 a.m. House Speaker Frank McNulty has assigned the civil unions bill to the House State Affairs Committee, where it likely lacks the votes needed to pass and is expected to die.
Update: 11:25 a.m.: House Speaker Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, has released a statement that calls out Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper for "playing politics."
"Make no mistake about it. Gov. Hickenlooper has called this Legislature into an expensive special session for the sole purpose of dividing Coloradans," McNulty said in the statement. "Instead of using his authority and his bully pulpit to unify Coloradans behind a pro-growth agenda of economic recovery and job creation, he is using his authority to tear Colorado apart. Again. That's where his priority is.
"What had been a regular legislative session defined by remarkable bipartisan progress turned bitter and cold when Democrats brought the work of the state House of Representatives to a grinding halt by demanding that a bill creating same sex marriage in Colorado be prioritized and forced to the front of the line. It is unfortunate it happened, but it did.
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20619943/colorado-civil-unions-backers-dont-have-high-hopes
This would pass the House if it were were to come to a full vote.
Maybe next year when the Dems regain control and end the obstructionism.
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