Illinois Gay Marriage Bill Passes Committee, Goes On for House Vote
Executive Committee members voted largely along party lines Tuesday night.
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Members of the Illinois House Executive Committee voted 6-5 Tuesday night to advance the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, which would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
Senate Bill 10 was approved by State Senators on Valentine’s Day. It now heads for a full vote by the House of Representatives.
Read: Illinois Senate Passes Historic Gay Marriage Bill
On Tuesday night, committee members voted along party lines, with Democrats supporting the marriage fairness act and Republicans voting against the measure, save for one exception, according to the Huffington Post. Democrat Eddie Lee Jackson Sr. of East St. Louis voted against the bill.
No definite date has been set for a full House vote on the bill.
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JAY JAY
8:12 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
The begining of the end as we knew it !!!
Jefferson
12:11 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
No, the beginning of the end was when Obama first got elected
JAY JAY
7:40 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Jefferon
Got that right, and 2nd time is a total**&&^%$#@! Tarvesty
Tony Pedretti
10:24 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
The beginning of the end... of intolerance and the another glimpse into the fact that its not only OK but good for others to be different than you.
Jacob Smith
8:51 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Does your boyfriend feel the same way Tony?
vol
2:27 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
It is OK to be different, but it is not good to be reverting back to the days of Sodom and Gommorrah
Patch61
12:31 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
The USA no longer has a fertility rate that is replacing those who die, i.e., rate is below 2.1 and our population will soon begin shrinking. (Much of Europe has fertility rates in the 1.35 range and their population's are beginning to rapidly shrink. 2.1 keeps the population even.)
Last year they sold more adult diapers in Japan, than baby diapers.
Seems like as a society we would be better focusing on strong heterosexual unions and children that gay union. Only a very wealthy society could afford to deviate so far from the basics of life and spend time worrying about 2% of the population instead of the other 98%.
John Schofield
3:47 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Dear Patch61, Are you aware that gay couples do have children, as well as adopting those who need families. More marriages = more children. Enough said.
Patch61
8:07 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Wow... I didn't know homosexual couples could reproduce. Thanks for the update. Or are they actually adopting from heterosexuals? I am confused. Please clarify.
John Schofield
8:10 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Don't be a troll, Patch61.
Jacob Smith
8:54 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
John, Patch brought up a legitimate point about birth rates, etc. He's not a troll. You, however, are quite challenged. It's good that your people are gaining more rights though, we're all happy for you.