Edwards, Canario Support Gay Marriage Bill, Passage Likely
Tiverton's Rep. John G. Edwards and Rep. Dennis M. Canario support a bill submitted by Cranston State Rep. Arthur Handy to legalize gay marriage. After 10 years submitting the same bill, this year could be the year it finally gets to a floor vote.
For 10 years, Cranston Rep. Arthur Handy has introduced the same bill every legislative session that would allow same-sex couple to marry. Despite resubmitting the bill annually, it has never before seen the a floor vote. This year that could all change, as House Speaker Gordon Fox pledged to put a vote to the floor by the end of the month. The legislation has broad support, with 42 members of the House, including Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70) and Rep. Dennis M. Canario (D.Dist. 71), signing on as sponsors and 11 members of the Senate. “We are long overdue. Rhode Island, the colony founded on the principle of personal liberty, is now the only New England state that doesn’t allow same-gender couples equal marriage. Rhode Islanders …
Richard Joslin
3:18 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
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