California Democrats urge DNC to adopt marriage equality platform

[Fearless]

California Democrats are set to officially join the call for their party to include marriage equality on its convention platform, with a majority of the state’s Democratic congressional delegation already on board with the plan.

Thirty of the 34 delegates back the initiative, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and the state’s two U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Their support will be expressed by a letter sent to the Democratic Party Platform Drafting Committee, asking for the party to support same-sex marriage in the platform.

In doing so, the California congressional delegation joins with a number of Democratic groups, ranging from state parties in Wisconsin, Texas and Pennsylvania, a group of former Democratic National Committee Chairs and a plethora of national and local advocacy organizations. The move has taken on added impetus since President Obama’s announcement in May that he personally backs same-sex marriage rights.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-california-democrats-urge-dnc-to-adopt-marriage-equality-platform-20120719,0,526193.story

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[William769]

1. They are more than welcomed to join on our train.

And for you dirty minded people here, get your mind out of the gutter.