NSW to debate gay marriage next week

Has the ACT opened the floodgates? It's only next week now (Oct 31st) and the New South Wales parliament will debate it's own marriage equality bill. From the sounds of it it's got an excellent chance of surviving an Abbott go high court challenge, after notes being taken I guess of the ACT legislation.

University of NSW constitutional law expert George Williams said the bill was in ''good shape'', having been carefully redrafted after an upper house inquiry. 

''They really have done everything they possibly could to give it the best chance of surviving,'' he said. ''There's no certainty about this. But it maximises the chance of it being constitutional and Bret Walker's advice is that it gets there. But really only the seven judges [of the High Court] can tell you that.'' 

Supporters are cautiously confident it will pass the upper house, but are uncertain it would get enough support in the lower house, despite Liberal, Nationals and Labor MPs having conscience votes. 

Independent MP Alex Greenwich, who is part of the working group, said there would be ''a strong community campaign and a strong parliamentary campaign'' to convince MPs to vote in support.Read more

I just love this cartoon. This the second time I've posted it here. Abbott may soon be swept away by a gay flood apocalypse?