Drafting Committee Puts Marriage Equality On Dem Party Platform
Drafting Committee Puts Marriage Equality On Dem Party Platform
Pema Levy
On Sunday night, the drafting committee for the Democratic Party platform voted unanimously to include a plank supporting marriage equality, a Democratic source confirmed to TPM.
The move comes after months of pressure from Democratic lawmakers, party officials and outside groups. The movement got a boost in May when President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage.
The Platform Drafting Committees vote on the draft was first reported by the Washington Blade. I was part of a unanimous decision to include it, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) told the paper. There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the platform, which I supported, but everybody was for it.
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We are grateful for the Platform Drafting Committees unanimous vote to include the freedom to marry in its draft of the Democratic Party platform, said Marc Solomon, National Campaign Director for the advocacy group Freedom to Marry, who was among those who testified before the committee. As I testified to the Committee on Friday, the Democratic Party has a noble history of fighting for the human and civil rights of all Americans. We are proud that the Committee is including language that will ensure the Party is leading the way forward in supporting marriage for loving and committed same-sex couples and their families.
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