Wednesday, April 29, 2009

"The times they are a-changin"


Two big votes today !!




N.H. Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage, Concord, NH, April 29,2009



New Hampshire is one step closer to becoming the fifth state to legalize same sex marriage. Wednesday, the state Senate voted to allow gay and lesbian couples in the Granite State to marry.





U.S. House passes "hate crime" bill that Bush opposed, Washington DC, April 29, 2009




The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday approved an expansion of federal "hate crime" laws -- an effort that former Republican President George W. Bush had opposed.
On a vote of 249-175, the House passed and sent to the Senate a bill backed by the new Democratic White House to broaden such laws by classifying as "hate crimes" those attacks based on a victim's sexual orientation, gender identity or mental or physical disability.



A big CONGRATULATIONS! to Judy Shepard for her tireless work to get this bill enacted for the past 10 years.
Countess Bedelia 4/29/2009 07:13:00 PM

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