The reason why the House Judiciary Committee did not vote on the gay marriage bill is becoming crystal clear: they don’t have the votes. Del Tiffany Alston says she’s considering an amendment to the gay marriage bill–one that would transform it from a marriage bill to a civil unions bill: Delegate Tiffany Alston, D-Prince George’s, […]
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Update: MD Chairman Says Committee Unlikely to Vote Today on SSM
March 3, 2011 – 2:03 pm
It’s looking more and more like Delegate Jill Carter is right, they do not yet have the votes: The chairman of Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee says he will likely delay voting again on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Delegate Joseph Vallario, D-Prince George’s, said Thursday that his committee has a lengthy list of bills […]
Rep. King to propose cutting DoJ funding equal to cost of DOMA defense
March 3, 2011 – 10:58 am
Congressman Steve King has a way of making the DOMA defense budget neutral: Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is planning to offer an amendment to slash as much funding to the Department of Justice as would have been used to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. “What I intend to do, and there are other solutions […]
Breaking News: State Probes Religious Foster and Adoption Agencies for Discrimination
March 3, 2011 – 10:37 am
Breaking news out of Illinois: Though Illinois legislators championing the civil union bill earlier this year insisted that religious institutions would not be forced to bless same-sex unions, it said nothing about same-sex parents. But what are the actual consequences? Now, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Gov. Pat Quinn’s legal team and the Department of Children […]
WaPo Reporting: MD SSM Bill still in "limbo" - Del. Alston's vote uncertain
March 2, 2011 – 7:37 pm
The Washington Post: “Legislation that would legalize same-sex marriages in Maryland remained in limbo Wednesday as leaders of the House of Delegates continued to delay a committee vote on the high-profile measure.” If you live in her district, Delegate Tiffany Alston needs to hear from you now!
Obama Administration Picks and Chooses when to defend DOMA
March 2, 2011 – 4:34 pm
Further contributing to the general sense of lawlessness concerning the President’s approach to upholding the law, the Obama administration told the court it would continue to defend DOMA in certain legal cases, but not others. The Christian Post has the story.
MD Gay Marriage Bill Inching Forward
March 2, 2011 – 4:10 pm
NBC Washington: After hitting a speed-bump Tuesday, the Maryland gay marriage bill appears to be getting back on track for a House floor vote in Maryland.
Black Pastors React to President Obama's DOMA Disaster
March 2, 2011 – 3:25 pm
Charlie Butts and Jody Brown report: The move by the White House prompted the leader of a coalition of 34,000 black churches to state that the president “has violated the Christian faith” by failing to uphold Jesus’ teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman. Rev. Anthony Evans, head of the National Black […]
Allan Kittleman, lone GOP vote for SSM in MD: "I have to do what I think is right"
March 2, 2011 – 3:20 pm
I.e. not what his constituents think is right. This story in the Baltimore Sun contains some interesting background on reaction to his vote in his district. GOP leaders? Fine with it. Voters? Not so clear.
FRC Files FOIA Request Over DOMA/Prop 8 Collusion
March 2, 2011 – 3:16 pm
The Family Research Council submitted this official request to the Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): “Less than three hours after Attorney General Holder’s announcement, litigants seeking to strike down California’s traditional marriage definition enacted by Proposition 8 filed a ‘Motion to Vacate Stay’ in the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
California AG Harris says Obama Dooms Prop 8
March 2, 2011 – 3:10 pm
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to immediately lift its stay of gay marriage in California, because she claims President Obama’s decision not to defend DOMA dooms Prop 8. Most conservative and centrist legal experts disagree: Ed Whelan at National Review: The plaintiffs’ motion is objectively frivolous, but […]
WAPO: SSM Vote Remains Stalled in MD House
March 2, 2011 – 2:06 pm
But Del. Carter now says she’ll vote “yes”: Updated, 1:30 p.m.: The fate of Maryland’s same-sex marriage bill remained unclear Wednesday, as House leaders indicated they would not try again to bring it to a committee vote until at least Thursday. (source: Washington Post) Let’s make sure they keep hearing from us through Thursday.
Judge Posner for the 7th Circuit: Schools Cannot Censor Students' Speech "Be Happy, Not Gay"
March 2, 2011 – 11:44 am
From an ADF Alert: 7th Circuit rules Illinois high school ‘cannot…stifle criticism of homosexuality’ Alliance Defense Fund attorneys won an important decision Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit against Indian Prairie School District on behalf of high school students prohibited from expressing their religious views about homosexual behavior on T-shirts. The […]
Report: GOP may seek DOMA defense money from DOJ
March 2, 2011 – 11:38 am
Josh Gerstein, who writes for Politico on the courts and transparency, reports: Early in a House budget hearing Tuesday, Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) casually asked Attorney General Eric Holder how much money the department would save by not defending several lawsuits and appeals challenging the law banning federal recognition of same-sex marriages. “I’m not sure […]
Lez Get Real Calls MD Education "Pet Projects"; Attacks Del. Jill Carter
March 2, 2011 – 12:53 am
Bridgette P. LaVictoire writes: Part of it is that some Delegates, such as Jill Carter, want to consider other issues such as a child custody bill and education funding before dealing with marriage equality. Carter is one of two Delegates who support marriage equality who walked out of the committee this morning during the specially […]
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