Maryland Legislators Pass Gay Marriage Bill
A chance shake-up of Maryland House of Delegates seating assignments brought Republican Wade Kach face to face with gay couples who had come to make the case for a gay marriage law, and might have proved decisive in its final passage through the state’s General Assembly on Thursday. In an effort to get the bill onto the House floor, a special joint committee was formed and legislators were left scrambling for seats. Kach, who had previously backed attempts to define marriage as between one man and one woman, found a space right next to the witness table.
Read the full story from the Boston Herald.
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Actually, the reason the bill passed was due to former VP Dick Cheney. He lobbied hard and got 2 republicans to vote in favor of legalizing gay marriage. I’ve always loved this man!