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CAL lawmakers send marriage bill to Governator

by SUN (SaveFreedom [at] yahoogroups.com)
BOTH houses (Senate and Assembly) of the California legislature have narrowly passed the Leno bill to legalize same-sex marriages. Now Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has three choices: (a) sign the bill; (b) veto it; or (c) allow it to become law without his signature.
SF Chronicle says:
" A landmark bill to legalize gay marriage passed the Assembly
by a single vote Tuesday [Sept. 6]
and now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,
who has not said whether he will sign it.
The measure passed on a 41-to-35 vote,
with no support from Republicans.
The author of the bill, Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco,
worked desperately throughout the day to find the votes needed for passage. [....] "

For more,
please visit:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/09/06/MNsamesex06.TMP

.......

SF's LGBTI Center held an open meeting later on Tuesday evening,
to explain what's happening with this bill;
and with two proposed anti-marriage amendments to the California state constitution.
For reports on possible campaign strategies,
please see SF's queer weeklies
on Thursday, Sept. 8.

Also please see website of Equality California:

http://eqCA.org

.............

[ Comment by SUN:
If the marriage bill becomes law,
then fundi-fascists could circulate a petition for a referendum on it,
thus putting the bill on the ballot for approval or disapproval by voters.
If this happens, Cal voters in 2006 might find THREE marriage-related propositions on their ballots
(one pro-marriage plus two anti-marriage).
This may confuse voters,
who may therefor vote NO on all three items. ]
..........
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