Marriage Equity Act

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I support this bill.

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Perhaps this would be better:

It shall be the stated policy of the forum that the definition of marriage shall not be construed to deny a person the right to enter into a marriage contract with a person of the same gender nor enjoy any of the benefits thereof.

So I presume you're withdrawing the old version and introducing this one in its stead?

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So do you want to start a new week of debate, or just go by the date you first proposed the bill?

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I'd be comfortable to have a vote based on the date I put the version out for review.

In that case, we'll commence voting on the Marriage Equity Act, which reads:

It shall be the stated policy of the forum that the definition of marriage shall not be construed to deny a person the right to enter into a marriage contract with a person of the same gender nor enjoy any of the benefits thereof.

All in favor, vote aye.  All opposed--vote nay

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I'd be comfortable to have a vote based on the date I put the version out for review.

In that case, we'll commence voting on the Marriage Equity Act, which reads:

It shall be the stated policy of the forum that the definition of marriage shall not be construed to deny a person the right to enter into a marriage contract with a person of the same gender nor enjoy any of the benefits thereof.

All in favor, vote aye.  All opposed--vote nay

This was not the bill that was introduced for a vote in the senate.  And as the original bill has not ever been amended by a vote of the senate, the bill above has no business being voted on by the senate.

I ask senator Harry to immediately remove this bill from consideration until the senate sees fit to amend migrendel's original bill to more closely reflect this bill.  Of course, this bill could be introduced as a seperate bill from migrendel's original bill, but that would have to be in another thread.

I followed a precedent we've set several times, that if the author of the bill wants to amend it himself, he is free to do so.  You've not spoken up to complain in the past.

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Yea