N.J. Faith and Freedom Coalition operated phone banks encouraging constituents to contact wavering state Senators to convince them to vote No on the Gay Marriage Bill.
TRENTON — A state Senate vote on legalizing same-sex marriage in New Jersey is expected to be delayed, its two prime sponsors said today.
“I’ve been inundated. Hundreds and hundreds of emails, phone calls,” said Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset) who voted against the bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee. “My staff’s ready to walk out. The phones ring from the time they come in to the time they walk out the door.
Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said the bill — which was up for passage on Thursday — instead will likely be introduced in the Assembly Judiciary Committee in preparation for a vote by the lower house.
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