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Brady: GOP “on the wrong side of history” on same-sex marriage

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After Pat Brady of St. Charles urged his fellow Republicans to support gay marriage, only one GOP senator voted for it Thursday.

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Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles, who personally lobbied for legalized same-sex marriage but saw it pass the state Senate Thursday with only one GOP vote, says his party is “on the wrong side of history.” “I think there was a lot more support than could actually vote for it,” said Brady, of St. Charles..