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Orangepeel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 05:18 PM
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FUCK! Gay marriage debate over for the year
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/2011/03/gay_marriage_bill_returned_to.html

Instead of voting as planned today, the House moved the bill backward -- returning it to the committee that nearly killed it last week. House Speaker Michael E. Busch said his chamber won't see the issue on the floor again this year, even though the Senate passed it last month by a vote of 25-21.

By moving the bill back into committee rather than taking a final vote, the 141 delegates avoided putting on record their position on gay marriage.

Had a vote been taken today, it would have come within a delegate or two of passage, House leaders said. Advocates believe they were a single vote shy.
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