"All our great Presidents were leaders of thought at times when certain historic ideas in the life of the nation had to be clarified." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, September 11, 1932

07 September 2005

California Legislature Passes Marriage Bill

Following the lead of the state senate, the California legislature passed a bill that would allow gays and lesbians to marry in the nation's largest state. The vote in the lower chamber was 41-35 (it failed earlier this summer by a single vote).

The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose office had no comment on the bill when it cleared the state Senate last week.