EG's 2 Senators Could Play Big Roles In Marriage Equality Debate
Sen. Hodgson is a strong proponent of allowing same-sex marriage; Sen. Raptakis – a member of the Judiciary Committee that will hear the bill – is opposed.
On Tuesday, the House is expected to take up a bill that would allow same-sex marriage. House Speaker Gordon Fox (D-Providence), who is gay, has pledged to get the bill passed in that chamber early in the session. Then, it moves over to the Senate, where it's course if far less certain. And that's where it gets interesting for residents of East Greenwich, because its two senators – Sen. Dawson Hodgson (R-Dist. 35) and Sen. Leo Raptakis (D-Dist. 33) – are likely to have large roles in the debate. EG's state representative, Anthony Giarrusso (R-Dist. 30), opposes same-sex marriage. As Edward Fitzpatrick of the Providence Journal reported Sunday, Hodgson is a Republican champion of marriage equality in the Senate. “I was raised to believe …
jim halsband
12:27 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
The sanctity of marriage and all the love and flowers, and deeply religious fervor, very lovely picture, indeed! Wow, I'm getting all weepy, then why all the divorce lawyers ending half of all the deeply beloveds!! Come everyone, the marriage license closes a business deal, who gets the house, the kids, the cash, that is all it is, a legal business arrangement that protects both parties when the … more ›