Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) said he hoped Tuesday's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that declared California's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional would influence legislators as he seeks to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in his state.
"I think it is the latest evidence this current of our nation's history always moves forward to greater protection of the freedom of individuals and that was what was stake in that decision," he told MSNBC's Al Sharpton Tuesday, who has cut an ad in favor of gay marriage in Maryland. "Granted, that was in California, but it interpreted a Constitution that all of us live under."
"I hope that it will have a persuasive influence on those delegates who are still open-minded and in order to persuade them to vote for our bill," said O'Malley. "Our bill protects religious freedom and it also protects individual liberty, in this case the right of any individual to marry whomever they choose."
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