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Over 700 marriage equality supporters rallied this morning in Trenton. Senator Lesniak assured the crowd that “this is not the New York legislature”, and promised the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the marriage bill on Monday, December 7. A Senate floor debate is expected as soon as Thursday, December 10. If you can swing it, join Garden State Equality in Trenton on Monday to help keep the pressure on the legislature.
If ever there was just one day in your life to take off from work to be part of history, this Monday, December 7th is that day.This Monday in Trenton, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing and votes on the Marriage Equality Bill. Please do everything to be there. Join us Monday as 9:00 AM as the Trenton Marriott.
The hearing is at 1:00 PM this Monday, December 7th at the State House in Trenton. We all need to be there very early to get seats.
Garden State Equality asks you to meet us Monday at 9:00 AM at the Trenton Marriott, One West Lafayette Street for FREE breakfast and a key briefing, after which we will go to the hearing. Park at the Marriott Garage.
We need the most massive crowd ever. Right this moment, please forward this email to every supportive friend and colleague you have and to every blog and list serv of which you are a member. Questions? Steven Goldstein is at cell (917) 449-8918.
Thank you, the world’s greatest activists, for getting us this far.
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I come backafter three weeks with no internet to find out we lost my grandfather’s home state. At last there’s still hope for my grandmother’s home state.
let’s do it for grandma!i have no clue what the odds of success are in new jersey, but the odds after chris chrisie becomes governor in january are less, so it is definitely worth every effort we can make now.
How easily can marriage equality be rescinded if approved in 2009?How soon would marriage equality be effective if approved? And since New Jersey doesn’t have a referendum process, how easy would it be for the legislature and Governor elect Christie to rescind it?
If the legislature has enough votes to approve itI believe it would be highly unlikely that they would turn around and rescind it.
Doesn’t make any sense.
just wrote my state legislatorsmy senator in particular is being wishy washy on this issue…good news is that she is being bombarded with letters from virtually everyone I know around here!
One thing about NJ…unlike NYNew Jersey already has civil unions. And believe that in NJ (possibly more than anyplace else) it could actually be shown that separate is inherently unequal.
This will be interesting but…I have to admit to a great amount of skepticism that this will pass.
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Sorry I just don’t have the energy left to mount an ounce of optimismThe downside afterwards is too hard. So good luck NJ and I’ll watch from a distance.