The Delaware House of Representatives brought back and successfully passed Senate Bill 100 on Tuesday, June 30, a first-leg amendment to enshrine the right to marry, regardless of gender or race, into the state constitution. The measure had fallen short of its needed two-thirds majority the previous week, but due to a procedural move, it was able to be brought back by its sponsor, Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall.
- Rights are not a pie. Making sure others have them doesn’t take anything away from someone else. I’m glad the legislature did the right thing! — Michael McKain
- It’s a waste of resources. This state has so many problems, and this is what it is doing? — Mark Schmalhofer
- Marriage is just another way to control people and encroach more into their financial and personal lives. — John Schmidt
- Legislators care more about gay people than state retirees who devoted their lives to the state — forcing them into financial ruin by denying appropriate cost-of-living raises that are way lower than inflation. — Charles Jones
- It doesn’t matter how many laws they pass. Sin is sin. God’s word is eternal. — David W. Long
- Congrats. With Republicans trying to govern what we can and cannot do, it is important to protect our rights as Americans. — Dan Shazam
- I’m very proud of my home state! — Rosemary Clark Gunning
- You have a right to love who you love. Wishing everyone happiness. — Kathy Lams
- There is no justice until all are treated fairly under the law. Kudos to the First State for weighing in on marriage equality and equal rights! — Bob McGovern
- It’s an unnecessary waste of time, when same-sex marriage is already the law. — Marian Parrish Coker
- I’m so glad they gave that top priority when there are so many other things in the state that are more important and need their attention. — Mark Gasiorowski
- We already have a law on the books for this. Why on Earth do we need to put it in the constitution? The answer: It’s harder to change. — Kathy Van Dyke Savage
- A marriage is between a man and a woman. — John W. Mitchell Sr.
- Why are we wasting our time with this? Who cares who can marry who? We should be more concerned about energy, taxes, etc. — Sabrina Kennedy
