REPEAL REJECTED: New Hampshire Sticks With Marriage Equality

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a republican-led effort repeal marriage equality in new hampshire decisively failed today. lawmakers voted against repeal, against replacing marriage civil unions, , against putting marriage rights voter referendum.

ensure message clear, republican representative seth cohn, supports marriage equality, proposed banning marriage between left-handed people. didn't pass either.

final vote 211-116 kill bill have rescinded marriage equality in state, , votes against repeal included several republicans, such cohn, broke party.

gov. john lynch signed marriage equality legislation in 2009 after narrowly passed through legislature, , has promised veto effort repeal law. have needed pass through both republican-led chambers before reaching desk.

bill, introduced state representative david bates, couldn't muster votes pass house, let alone come anywhere near two-thirds majority needed override veto.

bates had sought referendum lost vote 162-188. polling on issue showed solid majority of new hampshire residents opposed rolling marriage rights gay residents. , marriage supporters argued role, not voters', make decision on repeal.

wasn't first time marriage opponents had tried put question on ballot. house members voted against similar initiative in 2010, failing reach 60% of members' votes add initiative ballot.

"our opponents tried abuse 2010 republican legislative sweep in new hampshire repeal popular law," said marc solomon, freedom marry’s national campaign director. "what didn’t count on fact freedom marry becoming bipartisan value, resoundingly reflected in today’s

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am reading right? republican lead houses voted down?

mean hell frozen on have republicans believe in basic rights?

 

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