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NH Senate passes same sex marriage bill

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CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Senate has approved a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the Granite State.

After surviving an early vote to kill HB 436, the bill passed the New Hampshire Senate Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 13 to 11.

The Senate version of the bill made minor amendments to remove gender-specific language, so it will now go back to the House for a vote.

Gov. John Lynch has said marriage is a word that should be reserved for the union of a man and a woman, but he has not said specifically that he would veto the bill.
By admin at 04/29/2009 - 14:54 | Civil rights | login or register to post comments

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Lucky we are that the governor is not tasked with defining

the meaning of words.

It used to be that formal marriages were arranged by the parents of individuals whose inheritance needed to be secured and the participants in that union were mere children.
Perhaps it makes more sense to reconsider the age at which a legal commitment can be made. 18 strikes me as just about right, even though I personally think the human male isn't mature until age 27.
By monica smith at Thu, 04/30/2009 - 8:21am | login or register to post comments