TRENTON - The New Jersey Senate yesterday rejected a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage, dealing a formidable if unsurprising setback to gay-rights advocates nationwide.
After an hour and 40 minutes of heartfelt speeches, just 14 senators voted in favor of the bill, with 20 opposed. Twenty-one votes were needed for passage.
Gov. Corzine, who supported the bill, said he was disappointed.
'Most assuredly, this is an issue of civil rights and civil liberties, the foundation of our state and federal constitutions,' Corzine said. 'Denying any group of people a fundamental human right because of who they are, or whom they love, is wrong, plain and simple.'"
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