California assembly OK's gay "marriage"
The California Legislature has become the first in the country to pass legislation legalizing gay "marriage," despite the passage by California voters of an initiative five years ago to forbid the state to recognize such "marriages" performed elsewhere.
The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Previous legalizations of gay "marriage" in Hawaii and Massachusetts had been imposed by judicial fiat. In Canada, a Supreme Court ruling prompted the Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin to pass a bill legalizing same-sex "marriage" nationally, although Conservative Opposition Leader Stephen Harper has promised to "re-visit" the issue should his party gain power.
The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Previous legalizations of gay "marriage" in Hawaii and Massachusetts had been imposed by judicial fiat. In Canada, a Supreme Court ruling prompted the Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin to pass a bill legalizing same-sex "marriage" nationally, although Conservative Opposition Leader Stephen Harper has promised to "re-visit" the issue should his party gain power.
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