The Governor of New Hampshire, John Lynch, insisted on an amendment to the same-sex marriage bill, which had already passed both houses. If he didn't get the amendment, Lynch said he'd veto the bill. Well, today, the Senate passed the bill with Lynch's amendment, but the House didn't -- by two votes:
An amendment to a bill to allow same-sex marriage in New Hampshire was sent to committee on Wednesday, putting the future of the measure in doubt.All is not lost. There should be another vote. And, there are 400 members of the New Hampshire House. Yes, 400. So, clearly, over 20 were absent today. We'll keep an eye on this one.
The amendment had been demanded by Gov. John Lynch, who said he would sign the bill if it provided more protections for religious institutions that did not want to participate in same-sex marriages.
The Senate earlier approved the amendment on a 14-10 party-line vote, but the House rejected the change, 188-186. The House was left with the choice to kill the amendment or send it to committee, and it elected to send it to committee.
That means the amendment could come to the floor again this session.
