Voting 188-186 today, the New Hampshire House temporarily put the breaks on a same-sex marriage bill that had just passed the State’s Senate hours before, according to Reuters. At issue was language in the bill, proposed by Democrat Governor John Lynch, that would protect clergy and others associated with religious institutions from performing same-sex marriages, and so on. So the bill failed because of the inclusion of this language. Sheesh.
State Representative Steve Vaillancourt, an openly gay Republican, was a leading voice against the amendment securing religious liberties, saying the House should not be “bullied” by the governor.
That’s right, a Republican. Oh, and a former Libertarian. And a former Democrat. Here is Rep. Vaillancourt’s blog.
