O'Malley Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Maryland becomes eighth state to legalize gay marriage.
Gov. Martin O'Malley stands between Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Mike Busch at the 2012 State of the State address on Feb. 1.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley signed Maryland's same-sex marriage bill into law Thursday, drawing cheers from the crowd of supporters gathered in Annapolis, The Washington Post reported.
Maryland becomes the eighth state in the country to legalize gay marriage, also joining the District of Columbia.
The measure passed the House and Senate last month, and supporters expect the issue to face referendum in November. Its approval by voters would hardly be guaranteed, however, as an October poll found that Marylanders were about evenly split on same-sex marriage.
The law will not take effect until January 2013.
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jnrentz1
3:33 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
Now maybe the Governor and the !@#$$%%^&**() Legislature can turn their attentions to some real needs of Maryland such as job creation.
What do you think?
jnrentz1
9:11 am on Sunday, March 4, 2012
In addition to job creation, the Maryland Legislature needs to address criminal justice issues, highway and traffic issues, clean air, clean water, revenue sources, and education.
gridlocksmith (Earl Shoop)
9:22 pm on Sunday, March 4, 2012
I have heard it suggested that the govt could stay out of "marriage" altogether, leave that for religious institutions, and issue civil unions to everybody... Divorce would be a matter of terminating the contract. Thoughts?
Tom Termini
9:18 am on Monday, March 5, 2012
Who do I write to in the Legislature to support this idea? Get govt out of our bedrooms, please.
hongfeng
10:19 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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