Sad news for New Jersey…Gay Marriage was defeated, but we did learn of some great allies and sponsors for gay marriage…
“Whats love got to do with it…EVERYTHING. We can change fear to love, hate to compassion, cruelty to kindness.” -Senator Lesniak
“You don’t have to go 1,000 years to define marriage, you can go to 1967 when a white person (man or woman) could not marry a black person (man or woman) in the case of Loving vs. Virginia”
You can’t change the fact that national companies are defining benefits as same-sex couples who are married.”-Senator Nia Gill
Senator Baroni made some great points too-finally a senator talking about ERISA, which we all know will eternally stand in the way of civil unions working. Oh WAIT, civil unions don’t have to work, we were married.
Because of ERISA companies that provide their own insurance instead of purchasing larger coverage are then only beholden to federal insurance laws, which we all know does not recognize state based civil unions. So we need to solve marriage-not rework an old idea of laws. Civil Unions are todays separate but UNequal government approved parameters and laws like ERISA, insurance and tax laws keep civil unions separate and UNequal.
Think of how insane it was that separate water fountains existed! Marriage is the only solution-marraige for all, congratulations New Jersey.
Less than an hour before the vote the President of the New Jersey Senate President Richard Coder said it was doomed to fail and would not have the support to pass today. Unfortunately his prediction came true. 21-Nay, 14 Yeh

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