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NH GOP Lawmaker Proposes Civil Unions
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| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Feb 01, 2007 10:11pm |
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| News Date | Friday, February 2, 2007 04:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | As a New Hampshire House committee was hearing arguments for an against a proposed amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage a Republican lawmaker was in another part of the Capitol saying he intends to bring in a bill to allow civil unions.
The state already has a law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples.
Supporters of the proposed amendment say it isn't enough to prevent judges from declaring it unconstitutional. Opponents say it would write discrimination into the constitution.
The arguments weren't new. They were all made a year ago before the legislature turned down a similar amendment.
But in a move that surprised some fellow Republicans former Senate Leader Bob Clegg told The Associated Press that he will introduce legislation giving gays - and other adults who don’t choose to marry - the same legal rights as married couples.
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