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Senate Judiciary Committee Gears Up For DOMA Repeal Vote |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Thursday, 10 November 2011
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| Tags: senate judiciary committee, respect for marriage act, doma, repeal, defense of marriage act, same sex, gay, vote, today, house |
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The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the Respect For Marriage Act today (the legislation that dismantles the Defense of Marriage Act), a bill that has 30 co-sponsors and is expected to easily pass. Details follow.
Though the measure is likely to find approval in the Committee, it's fate is often said to rest in the hands of the conservative, anti-gay House lead by Speaker John Boehner.
Courage Campaign's Arisha Michelle Hatch reminds us why we shouldn't let that thought poison today's news.
There’s a lot of “so what, this bill won’t go anywhere as long as Boehner and the Republicans control the House!” sentiment whenever these kinds of hearings and votes happen...This stuff does matter. Today we’re going to generate a lot of news, change some hearts and minds, move some polling numbers, and increase pressure on the legislators we’re pushing to support this bill (now at at record 31 in the Senate, a record 133 in the House). That all matters.
Stay tuned to Instinct for updates on today's historic vote.
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