Jumat, 17 Februari 2012

New Jersey legislators OK gay marriage bill

New Jersey legislators accustomed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, but Gov. Chris Christie's swear to veto the admeasurement sets the date for a action that should adhesive his role as a assertive in the Republican Party, alike if voters abutment the appropriate of gays to wed in a election measure.The vote in the Democratic-controlled Assembly on Thursday in favor of the Alliance Equality and Religious Exemption Act was 42 to 33 afterwards about three hours of agitation as speakers on both abandon insisted they were acting on account of the majority of New Jersey voters.Republican Nancy Munoz, like added opponents, said she was voting no because best of her capacity against the bill. She said voters should adjudge the affair in a referendum, which Christie additionally supports. "I assurance the bodies of New Jersey, and I say they should be accustomed to articulation their opinion," she said as opponents of the bill, dressed analogously in ablaze red, erupted in applause.Cleopatra Tucker, a Democrat, said she additionally was voting on account of her capacity by acknowledging the bill. "This bill today is not a religious issue.

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