i think we will see marriage equality in colorado next year
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the democrats took back the state house, giving us the governor and both chambers. there were the votes to pass it this year, but the repuke speaker of the house - in a special session called in order to hear the bill - sent it to a committee sure to kill it.
bit by bit, we're getting there.
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The Colorado Constitution bans marriage equality. Undoing that would mean a vote of the people. You can collect signatures for a constitutional amendment, or the legislature can propose one — but the legislature would have to clear the two-thirds supermajority hurdle.
If you're talking about "everything-but-marriage" civil unions, like what they tried to pass in 2011 and 2012, that's an entirely different matter. Whichever route you take, I wish you the best of luck!
By the way, congrats on your first gay house speaker! In this last election, Democratic voters successfully broke the 30-30 tie in the Oregon House, which means the Democratic majority leader will soon become the nation's first lesbian house speaker. 
