Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:12 PM

Democrats Move to Include Gay Marriage in Party Platform

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Source: NY Times

Democrats moved to make same-sex marriage a part of their party platform, placing language that would declare a right for gays and lesbians to marry on track for approval by the party’s leadership.

Party officials met over the weekend in Minneapolis and approved the first step in the platform-amending process. In two weeks, the entire platform committee will vote on the matter at a meeting scheduled in Detroit. Then, if approved as expected, it would move on to convention delegates in Charlotte for final approval in September.

According to Democrats who were briefed on the vote in Minneapolis, there was no objection when the issue came up. Though the language that was voted on still could be revised, party officials do not anticipate any major obstacles going forward.

The platform language approved over the weekend also included a condemnation of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing legal same-sex marriages.

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/democrats-move-to-include-gay-marriage-in-party-platform/?hp

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Democrats Move to Include Gay Marriage in Party Platform (Original post)	SecularMotion	Jul 2012	OP
Finally!	bunnies	Jul 2012	#1
The same-sex marriage resolutions that we moved from our precinct caucus were moved unanimously.	Brickbat	Jul 2012	#2
Locking: Dupe	Scurrilous	Jul 2012	#3

Response to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:26 PM

bunnies (9,708 posts)

1. Finally!

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Response to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:34 PM

Brickbat (14,433 posts)

2. The same-sex marriage resolutions that we moved from our precinct caucus were moved unanimously.

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My precinct is rural and elderly. It made me glad. And at the state convention, it was a total nonissue. We approved the resolution and went on to more difficult stuff.

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Response to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:42 PM

Scurrilous (24,657 posts)

3. Locking: Dupe

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