Legislation that would allow gay couples to marry in New Jersey will not head to the Assembly before the Senate votes on it. In a statement released today, Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts (D-Camden) said an “additional Assembly committee debate is not needed.” “After more than seven hours of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Dec. 7 and continued public debate in the weeks since, we’ve certainly had a chance to hear all sides on marriage equality legislation,” said Roberts. “I’ve advised the Senate sponsors that, if the bill is passed by the Senate, I am prepared to bring the bill directly to the Assembly floor for a vote before the end of this legislative session.”
With just two weeks left until Gov.-elect Chris Christie takes office, time is running out for the state legislature to pass the bill.
The bill must pass both houses before it reaches Gov. Jon Corzine, who says he will sign it. Gov.-elect Chris Christie, who takes office Jan. 19, has said he will not sign the bill. Star Ledger.
I heard that in middlegender county there was a big peotest maybe that helped.
So what does this mean? How does this mean it ran out of steam? The senate can still vote yes. Can someone please explain.
The headline doesn’t match the content of the article. Read for content. The article is assuring supporters that just because it’s not on the committee agenda in the Assembly, there’s still a mechanism for getting it passed before the end of the session.
Dus iz der vurt! Der titel iz nisht lemaysadik. Un es zugt a vort vos ich farshtay nisht. Vos maynt dus gay?
And vos meint tzalmoves?
Un kumt nisht tzurik
In lita men ruft zich a ainoy yehudi a gay.
Kudos
we owe a great debt of gratutude to the real, dedicated askanim who fought this; Rabbi Bressler, Rabbi SB Cohen, Rabbi Leitner and others.