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New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote To Uphold Gay Marriage Law

Posted: March 23, 2012

New Hampshire Same-Sex Marriage Laws

Two hours of debates and 10 votes later was all it took for the New Hampshire House on Wednesday to decide on keeping the state’s same-sex marriage law in place.

That law remained after several amendments were shot down along with a motion to table the bill. At the end of the day House members killed House Bill 437 with a vote of 211-116.  The bill specifically asked that the states same-sex law be repealed and replaced with a more traditional heterosexual only stance.

Speaking about the need to put the bill down Rep. Michael Ball (R-Manchester) said:

“These folks are just people just like you are, they want the same things you do. This bill needs to be put down. Put this dog down like it deserves to be.”

Supporters of the repeal bill argued that it was meant to simply provide a “traditional definition of marriage between one man and one woman.”

Rep. Warren Groen (R-Rochester) in response to that train of thought noted:

“Who is next in line? The animal lovers can’t be too far behind. Once you open the word to redefinition, it’s open to redefinition. We are indeed on a slippery slope, and we are indeed at the edge of the cliff.”

If the bill had passed it would not have made it beyond the desk of Gov. John Lynch who promised to veto the bill the moment it reached his office.

The bill comes after New Hampshires long fight to gain equality for all citizens. In 2007 and 2009 civil unions were given a push in the states and then on Jan. 1, 2010 gay marriage was approved.

In the meantime the bill has sparked fundraising on both sides of the issue. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) says it will aim to raise $250,000 which will be used for television commercials and candidate donations for any politician in favor of repealing the law. On the other side The New Hampshire Republicans for Freedom and Equality political action committee (PAC) has promised $100,000 to Republican leaders who continue to stand up for the rights of gay couples throughout the state of New Hampshire.

Under New Hamsphire law 1,906 same-sex couples have been wed.

Do you think New Hampshire opponents to the same-sex marriage law will ever succeed in having the same-sex marriage bill repealed or are they just wasting taxpayer time and money?



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    Mar 23, 2012

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  2. Iman Oldgeek
    Mar 23, 2012

    Unfortunately. NH's gay marriage law will not be repealed, and I am not saying this as a diatribe against gays. My problem with the concept is that no government should have a right to regulate, register, or define marriage. By giving them that right, we are allowing such fiascoes as the current legislations either trying to allow or repeal same sex marriage. Governments have already given us mandated "tolerance" training in the workplace. They have given us mandated gender sensitivity training. They already regulate, to a degree, what sort of people we must politely associate with. They define "hate crime" in order to racialize everything. So creating a furor over same-sex marriage is just giving us one more reason to dislike/despise a group based on rather inconsequential criteria.

    Insofar as marriage goes, if two adults choose to get married, it should not be via government registration or approval, but by their own, and should the businesses they work for be open-minded, insurance should treat them like any other couple. Let it be between the people involved and private industry without stupid and oppressive regulation.

  3. Mike Morgan
    Mar 23, 2012

    I should have every right to marry my doggie. We both love each other.

  4. Jen Nenoff
    Mar 23, 2012

    I don't think it's quite appropriate to compare gay marriage rights to bestiality. That's a little out of line.

  5. Amanda Miller
    Mar 23, 2012

    Naturally I support gay marriage and I think it's about time all the states recognize the value of the gay community. We are citizens just like everyone else!

  6. Vicki Nicholson
    Mar 24, 2012

    They're wasting taxpayers' time, energy and most importantly, their money. I'm straight AND a minister and I support the gay communities in every state to have the same rights as straights. I consider it an honor to marry any couple – no matter what their sexual orientation. This shouldn't matter to anybody, especially our government. They should be dealing with much more important items instead of worrying about who's doing who. GOOD GRIEF! GROW UP! GET A LIFE, PEOPLE!

  7. Joe Haley
    Mar 28, 2012

    I say that allowing Same-sex marriage in the United State of America is the best thing in life ever. Because we cannot afford to have only straight marriage. And I know the Bible says straight marriage only, but still. Straight marriage never really follows the Bible anyway. And why go against gay marriage by using the Bible book? Even though that Jesus says one man and one woman, it doesn`t look right anyway. And I know that straight marriage is a waste of money for porn and they get in trouble for that too. Yeah I`m gay and I am happy that I am gay.