Same-sex marriage effort concludes without a vote

House returns legislation to panel that nearly killed it last week

A historic effort to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland is over for the year after the House of Delegates ended debate on Friday without taking a vote. Instead of approving or rejecting the legislation, as expected, the House moved it backward — returning it to the committee that nearly killed it last week. House Speaker Michael E. Busch said the chamber won't entertain it again during the 2011 session, which concludes next month. Full Story »

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by Michael Nitti - Mar. 13, 2011

The interviews included in this article are very respectable and resourceful coming from direct political powers involved in the decision on what to do with this new bill on same-sex marriage in Maryland. This article also represents both sides of the debate very well, interviewing both supporters of same-sex marriage such as Ruth Siegel and those who aren't all for it, such as Pastor Joel Peebles.

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