Unprecedented outpouring: Over 1,000 Hawaiian citizens testify at massive State House public hearing on gay marriage bill. Five days of testimony. Ninety percent opposed! On Oct. 31 people from across Hawaii flooded to the public hearing before the Judicial and Financial Committees of the Hawaii House of Representatives at the State House in Honolulu to voice their opposition to the gay marriage bill that many say is being railroaded through in a special session. Earlier that day an estimated ten thousand people rallied outside the State House against the bill. t was by many accounts the largest public hearing in Hawaiian history. Over the five days of testimony over 1,000 people testified before the committee. A total of 5,184 people had registered to testify, but most could not wait for several days before being called. More than 24,000 written testimonies were submitted. Approximately 90% of the testimony was against the bill. Immediately after testimony ends: Committee ignores overwhelming testimony, votes 18 to 12 to move bill to full House. Insulting comments by committee members. Read more here: massresistance.org/
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 02:43:22 +0000
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