The New Hampshire State Senate votes today on legislation to decide if the Granite State will be the fifth to allow gay marriage.

NH State senator Martha Fuller Clark (D) of Portsmouth says, "New Hampshire has a choice to lead or follow. " We can't choose our time. There were those who felt it wasn't the right time to give women the right to vote and it wasn't time for civil rights legislation. But if we hadn't pushed for equal rights, we wouldn't have made the progress we have."

By a narrow 186-179 margin, the House passed HB 436, which was sponsored by Democratic Reps. Jim Splaine and Paul McEachern of Portsmouth. The gay marriage vote is expected to be close in the 24-member Senate in which Democrats have a 14-10 margin. Governor John Lynch, who supported civil unions legislation, does not support the gay marriage bill but hasn't said publicly whether he would veto it if passed by the Senate.

A recent poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center and released Tuesday by the pro-gay marriage New Hampshire Freedom to Marry organization showed that 55 percent of New Hampshire voters support marriage for lesbian and gay couples, while 39 percent are opposed.

Just a few weeks ago, during New Hampshire Gay Marriage Hearings, this video was recorded. The speaker bypasses the whole gay marriage issue and jumps to the theory that HOMOSEXUALITY is NOT a civil right? Huh? It's not? He says:

"Homosexuality is not a civil right under the Constitution... it does not pass the litmus test of a civil right."

He then goes onto say:

"This bill is bad for the historic place of marriage in our society.

Bad for our children.

Bad for the implications on our economy.

Bad for the future curriculum that will be used in public schools.

Bad for medial institutions.

It adds nothing to the individual rights already secured by law.

This is a bad policy and I implore you to please not pass this bill."

Do you think the bill will pass; and should it pass?