A spokesman for Gov. M. Jodi Rell has stated that she will sign the bill (which passed 28-7 in the Senate and 100-44 in the House of Representatives) into law. While Rell, a Republican, signed the state’s 2005 civil unions law, she has also said that she believes marriage should be between a man and a woman.
I’m glad that a politician can leave their personal, emotional, and religious views aside and realize that civil rights and equality take precedence in politics. This is America. We are all supposed to be equal here. We have the Constitution to prove it. Its called the 14th Amendment - Citizenship Rights.
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A decade-long battle for same-sex marriage in Connecticut has ended with the governor’s signature on a bill updating the state’s laws.Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed the legislation Thursday, one day after the StateHouse and Senate both approved it.
The bill removes gender references from state marriage laws. It also transforms existing same-sex civil unions into legally recognized marriages as of Oct. 1, 2010.
The law comes after last fall’s state Supreme Court ruling that gay couples have the right to wed in Connecticut. Even if the bill hadn’t passed, same-sex marriage would still be legal because of the ruling.
Three other states — Massachusetts, Vermont and Iowa — also allow gay marriage.
WASHINGTON) The Log Cabin Republicans congratulates and thanks Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell for signing marriage equality legislation into law.
“I am proud that a Republican governor has led the way to ensuring fairness and equality, as well as enabling those in her state to form unions best suited to their commitments to each other,” stated Log Cabin Republicans Board Chairman Terry Hamilton. “Log Cabin Republicans applauds and thanks our ally Governor Jodi Rell for codifying marriage equality in Connecticut.”
The marriage equality legislation specifically reiterates a commitment to religious freedom. Although Connecticut State Law already allows religious orders to choose whether or not to marry same-sex couples with no penalty or punishment, legislation passed by Connecticut state General Assembly reaffirms that intent. The bipartisan votes included 14 Republicans, 28-7 in the Senate and 100-44 in the House.
Almost four years ago to this day, Governor Rell signed into law Connecticut’s first civil-union law with bipartisan support.
Log Cabin Republicans spokesman Charles T. Moran states: “Religious freedom and marriage equality do not have to be mutually exclusive. Republicans in Connecticut are leading the way to address fairness and equality issues and should serve as a model for other states. Governor Rell and our Republican allies in the Connecticut Legislature are advancing marriage equality.”
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