Gay marriage proponents spoke about faith, tradition and history Thursday before they approved legislation that would allow homosexual wedlock and sent it to an inevitable confrontation with Gov. Chris Christie.
Even with the outcome certain in the state Assembly, members debated for more than two hours over the measure. Overwhelmingly, Democrats took to the floor to declare that the chamber stood at a crucial moment and that it was time to cross the cultural threshold.
“This is a vote history will want to know, at the end of the day, what side you were on, whether it’s women’s suffrage or ending segregation laws, history will remember those who had the moral courage to do what was right,” said the bill sponsor, Democratic Assemblyman Reed Gusciora of Mercer County.
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