J1 Calif cliff-hangers, Araujo, more

by news4queers

Wed, Jun 1, 2005 3:43PM

Marriage and suicide bills face uncertainty in CA Assembly; Araujo retrial starts; more news

June 1: California Assembly faces
tight votes on suicide and marriage:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/01/BAGAID1J2E1.DTL

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"CALIFORNIA
Votes on 2 big bills squeaky tight
Gay marriage, assisted-suicide legislation up this week
for showdown in Assembly"
by John M. Hubbell, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Wednesday, June 1, 2005

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June 1: ARAUJO murder retrial opens

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/06/01/araujo01.DTL

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LIVE to be 150?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/29/CMGD8CH62P1.DTL
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§Marriage bill loses, 35-37

by Assembly, June 1

Wed, Jun 1, 2005 11:51PM

June 1 (late news):

CAL same-sex marriage bill stalls on Assembly floor:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/01/state/n191123D82.DTL

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Gay marriage bill stalls on first vote in state Assembly

By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
(06-01) 21:22 PDT
SACRAMENTO, (AP) --

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in California stalled on its initial vote
Wednesday [ June 1 ] in the Assembly, but supporters used a parliamentary procedure to keep the measure alive while they tried to round up more votes.

The bill failed on its first vote 35-37. It needed at least 41 votes to pass the 80-member house by the end of the night. [.....]

The Assembly bill would amend the state family code to define marriage as between "two persons" instead of between a man and a woman. Before Wednesday's vote, the superficially simple semantic change sparked an emotional debate over the meaning of marriage and the definition of discrimination. [.....]

If the bill failed a second time Wednesday, its backers would have at least one more shot at having it reconsidered before week's end, said Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, the bill's lead author. [....]

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[ Comment by SUN:
Some Assembly Democrats
don't dare
to do what they know is fair. ]
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LIVE to be 150?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/29/CMGD8CH62P1.DTL
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