Mary Massingale of Illinois Statehouse News reported Wednesday that the Illinois General Assembly could vote on civil unions in the November legislative veto session. Rick Garcia of Equality Illinois told her he has enough votes to pass Senate Bill 1716 after the election is over ...
“Whenever the legislature is back in session, we can do it,” said Rick Garcia of Equality Illinois, an advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.
Another reason why there should be an organized citizen move to stop a post-election lame duck veto session this November. Two controversial issues could be on the docket: raising our state income taxes by 66% and legalizing civil unions, with no accountability for lawmakers not returning next year.
