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What a difference a Green makes. Adam Bandt, Australia’s sole Green MP in its lower house, was the one member majority that forced “federal politicians to canvass the legalisation of gay marriage in their electorates,” reports NZ Herald News. While Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who has held a hard line against marriage equality legislation, has tried her best to put the question of gay marriage on the back burner, the Greens have followed through on their election promise to fight for marriage rights for same-sex couples.
This is the kind of political will that garners respect and loyalty from their supporters. I look forward to the day when Greens in the United States can play a similar role in doggedly pursuing a truly progressive political agenda in our government.
(Above: Green MP Adam Bandt)
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