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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com February 02, 2011
Md. GOP Senators Oppose Marriage Equality
By Advocate.com Editors
Allan Kittleman Republican senators in Maryland voted as a caucus Tuesday to
oppose the marriage equality bill pending in the state legislature, but at
least one Republican, Sen. Allan H. Kittleman, refused to follow the party
line.
According to The Washington Post, at least eight of the 12 Republican
senators voted to oppose the marriage equality bill, a sufficient number to
establish a caucus position. The position is not binding and senators are
not obligated to disclose how they voted.
The Post reports that, “In an interview, Kittleman said he thought the
caucus position was wrong and would announce his intentions in coming days.
He has previously announced that he would sponsor a bill allowing civil
unions between both same-sex and heterosexual couples. Kittleman stepped
down as minority leader shortly after making that announcement.”
Support from Kittleman would be helpful with a hearing on the bill scheduled
for next week in the senate judicial proceedings committee. |
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