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New Mexico’s DOMA Bill Yanked

Progress New Mexico has sent out word that Representative David Chavez, a Republican, has withdrawn his DOMA bill from consideration. They wrote that:

I’ve just come from the floor of the House where I learned that Rep.David Chavez (R-Valencia County) has withdrawn his “super-DOMA” bill from consideration!

His bill to enshrine discrimination in our constitution, and prevent New Mexico from ever recognizing all healthy and loving relationships, was set to be heard in less than 24 hours, but your work helped to defeat it!

Score one for action! Since our first call to action last week, Rep. Chavez’s office was flooded with emails calling on him with withdraw his bill that would enshrine discrimination in our constitution. Your emails continued today and tonight he pulled his bill!

DOMA may be gone for this session, but we are still here. We are reporting live from Santa Fe everyday on our blog.

Republicans are in a bind when it comes to the issue of same-sex marriage at this point as marriage bigotry is rapidly becoming an unpopular and untenable political position to hold.