Connecticut is likely to legislatively adopt civil unions next
year, according to this article in
the Danbury News Times:
On Election Day, voters in 11 states approved constitutional bans on gay marriage. But when the Connecticut legislature meets in January, the state may buck the national trend.... Elsewhere in the country, the Democrats might encounter fierce opposition from leading Republicans. But in Connecticut, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and House Minority Leader Robert Ward of North Branford have said they might be willing to expand rights for gay couples, though they oppose same-sex marriage.
Rep. Robert Godfrey, D-Danbury, and other lawmakers say it is almost
inevitable that a gay union measure will become law in the 2005 session of
General Assembly. "Connecticut may be the first state in the nation where the legislature cobbles something together," said Godfrey, the chairman of the screening committee that decides which bills go to the House floor. "I have yet to meet a colleague that says it will not happen. There will be a resolution this year."
Legislatively approved civil unions that aren't mandated by
split state court decisions will carry far greater legitimacy. And
clearly, it's going to be civil unions, and not marriage, that will
be under consideration.
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