…on a 64-36 vote– adding four more Republican votes (Jones, Hagan, Redfield and Cuffe) than yesterday.
The testimony included reasoned argument and a lot of theological gymnastics- at one point actually bringing in “the devil”.
Seriously.
Thank God wiser heads prevailed.
There will be one more up-or-down vote on Wednesday before the bill heads to Governor Bullock’s desk for his signature, but based on today’s lackluster- and sometimes childishly superstitious opposition- I don’t expect much of a fight.
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