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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Homo / Olympia WA May Recognize Same-Sex Marriages from Other States

Posted by Unpaid Intern on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Posted by news intern Jon Brock

On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions (e.g., Massachusetts and Iowa) as equivalent to Washington's state-registered domestic partnerships. The bill has been moved on to the Rules Committee, which will decide whether to forward the bill to the state house floor. Speaking with Rep. Jamie Pedersen (D-43), the sponsor of the bill, he said, "There is very little question that we would have enough votes to pass it in the house." As to whether or not it will survive in the state senate, Pedersen added, "There isn't any point in passing it out of the house if it can't pass in the senate."

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Call it gaydar.

Posted by rob!

on January 21, 2010 at 10:54 AM

Ah DOMA....so fruitful...such supremacy....ripe firm anti-constituonal principles birthed by Adulterer in Chief Bill curved dick Clinton....and pushed into law like Newt Gingrich's dick into his 2nd and 3rd wives....

Supremacy LIVES!!

Posted by patrick66 on January 21, 2010 at 11:01 AM

You know, if corporations and unions have no limits on campaign donations, neither do gay groups.

Just saying.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on January 21, 2010 at 11:06 AM

What about marriages in foreign countries? Canada, Sweden, etc.?

Will Dan Savage finally get legal recognition of his Canadian marriage? Would that mean he's no longer living in sin? (Perish the thought.)

Posted by spudbeach on January 21, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Jon quoted Jamie Pederson as saying, "There isn't any point in passing it out of the house if it can't pass in the senate."

Jon, did you ask Pederson if he keeps a crystal ball around to determine what Senate support will be like so he can determine when the House should bother trying to pass legislation? What if the Senate doesn't express support for a bill because they think there's no point in expressing support if a bill can't pass the House, and the House doesn't pass a bill because they think there's no point in passing it if it can't pass the Senate?

Posted by Phil M