| A Maryland Senate committee approved a gay marriage bill on Tuesday, sending the issue to the full Senate and moving Maryland closer to becoming the eighth state to legalize same-sex nuptials. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 7 to 4 in favor of the bill -- supported by Gov. Martin O'Malley -- and the full Senate was expected to vote later in the week. The bill was approved last week by the lower house. "I believe the 25 votes that we had last year will hold," said Senator Jamie Raskin, referring to last year's gay marriage bill which passed the Senate but died in the House. There may be even be a few more favorable Senate votes this year, said Raskin, a Democrat from Montgomery County. "Public opinion is changing quickly," he said. |
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