BREAKING NEWS: Marriage Equality OFFICIALLY Comes to Hawaii

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The Hawaii Senate has passed the gay marriage bill. Governor Abercrombie will sign the bill tomorrow and marriage equality will come to Hawai'i on December 2nd.
By rjzip | 11/12/2013 09:09 PM | 3 comments
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  • Here's a good map that shows just how daunting the prospect of additional states gets after Illinois, New Jersey and New Mexico. There are only four states left without constitutional amendments -- Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Wyoming. And one of those (Indiana) may have an amendment vote as soon as next year. So where do we go from here?

    I suppose the amendments could be challenged in some state courts, depending on their constitutions. And maybe in time a few states might be willing to go back to their voters for repeal. But realistically, any major movement is going to require a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

    http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/
    BearinFW 11/14/2013 12:27 AM
  • Hawaii noses out Illinois to become state No. 15*

    The governor signed the bill today.

    http://news.yahoo.com/hawaii-governor-signs-law-l … 11391.html

    *Depends on how you count New Jersey. Marriages are currently being performed in the Garden State, but the state Supreme Court has yet to give same-sex marriage the permanent OK. So marriage rights aren't fully secured there yet. I'd make Hawaii state 14, but most are calling it 15. I guess it will move up to 14 if the NJ high court changes its mind.
    BearinFW 11/13/2013 08:02 PM
  • Problem is, guys, we're about to run out of states. After Illinois and Hawaii are finalized, and assuming we win the New Jersey and New Mexico state supreme court cases, there's not much of anything left. Indiana may have a constitutional amendment election next year. But pretty much everybody else already has amendments in place. And those are NOT going to be easy to overturn.
    BearinFW 11/13/2013 04:18 AM