Senate Hearing on Gay Marriage Bill Could Last a Long Time

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Over 1,800 people have indicated a desire to testify on same-sex marriage legislation before the Senate Judiciary and Labor committee today.

Chairman Clayton Hee says that, with most testifiers limited to 1 minute of testimony, that still means the 1,800 testifiers would have to be divided by 60 minutes and then by 24 hours.

Doing the math, that works out to one day and a quarter of testimony. Perhaps as the hours drag on testifiers may choose to stand on their written testimony rather than repeat it orally. 

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Photo: Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium, Oct. 28. (Civil Beat)

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