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MD: Attorney General Says Marriage Equality Bill Will Pass in 2012

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Maryland Gay MarriageMaryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler on Tuesday, Oct. 25, predicted a marriage equality bill will pass in the state Legislature next year.

“This year we’ll pass same-sex marriage,” said Gansler during a speech at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., that coincided with the release of a new report on the impact of social and legal inequalities on children with LGBT parents.

A marriage equality bill stalled in the House of Delegates earlier this year, but Gansler said the measure is “something we desperately need” because the lack of nuptials for same-sex couples violates due process.

Full Story from Edge Boston

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MD: GOP Effort to Impeach AG after Gay Marriage Decision Fails

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

A House of Delegates committee rejected Wednesday a Republican lawmaker’s attempt to impeach Maryland’s attorney general over an opinion he issued recently on same-sex marriage.

Del. Don H. Dwyer Jr. of Anne Arundel County had asked fellow delegates to initiate the impeachment process for Douglas F. Gansler, a Democrat, who said Maryland should recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Dwyer says Gansler’s opinion wrongly overturned state policy on such unions.

The House Judiciary Committee rejected Dwyer’s effort, voting 15-5 that Gansler’s conduct did not merit impeachment proceedings. Del. Susan McComas, a Harford County Republican, joined the Democrats on the committee in opposing impeachment. The chairman abstained from voting, and one member was absent.

Full Story from the Baltimore Sun

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MD: Hearing 3 PM on Possible Impeachment of AG Doug Gansler

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Just received this from Equality Maryland:

Dear Friends,

I’m writing to you from Annapolis with a quick update on Delegate Don Dwyer’s attempt to impeach Attorney General Doug Gansler.

As you know, Attorney General Gansler’s office released an opinion back in February indicating that state agencies should begin recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages. In response, anti-equality lawmakers have tried every legislative maneuver possible to counter the attorney general’s legally sound opinion. Thanks to your support and the dedication of our legislative allies, we have been able to successfully stop all of these attacks.

But sound legal advice and sheer common sense did not stop Delegate Don Dwyer from attempting to impeach the Attorney General over his legal opinion today on the floor of the House of Delegates. His resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The Committee will be holding a hearing this afternoon at 3:00 in the Lowe House Office Building, Room 100 – please consider joining us if you are able to get to Annapolis.

Delegate Don Dwyer’s circus today should have no place in any statehouse – let alone in Annapolis. You can help show Delegate Dwyer the door and other homophobic lawmakers come this November by supporting the Equality Maryland Political Action Committee (PAC). Your contribution to the PAC will provide Equality Maryland with the necessary resources to wage a pro-equality campaign in the upcoming state-wide elections. Click here to make your donation and stand with us in our efforts to elect fair minded lawmakers.

Only 11 days remain in the 2010 General Assembly session. Rest assured our team will continue to do all that we can to ensure that the Attorney General’s opinion is upheld and that pro-equality legislation advances, but we cannot do it without your support.

Please consider making a difference today by helping us kick Delegate Don Dwyer and his friends out through the voting booth come November!

Yours in Equality,

Morgan Meneses-Sheets
Executive Director

P.S. At the close of session on April 12th, we will have less than six months to really make a difference in the 2010 state-wide elections. Please, be generous in your donations to our political action committee. You can donate online by clicking here or send a check to 1201 Sharp Street, Suite 109, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230.

MD: GOP Lawmaker Tries to Impeach AG Over Marriage Equality Opinion

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

One Maryland politician is willing to jeopardize his own political career to end Attorney General Doug Gansler’s. Republican Don Dwyer said he plans on moving to impeach Gansler over his opinion on recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages. The Maryland General Assembly’s counsel said the House of Delegates doesn’t have the jurisdiction to impeach an attorney general; that means Dwyer’s efforts could result in his own removal from the chamber. Dwyer said that’s fine with him.

Gansler declared last month that Maryland will recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere in the country. His 50-page opinion states that a marriage that is valid in the place of celebration remains valid in Maryland.

Gansler’s decision does not actually change the law, and he has said that he expects the state’s highest court to offer a final verdict on the marriages.

Full Story from NBC Washington

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