The Colorado House voted 39-26 Tuesday to allow gay couples to form civil unions despite protests from Republicans that the issue will wind up in court because it doesn't offer religious exemptions.
Speaker Mark Ferrandino, a gay Denver Democrat who has carried the bill for three straight years, said the bill is about love, family and equality under the law.
""We should make laws that are just for everyone," he said. "This wasn't a choice. This is who I am. This is who we are. We need to make laws in our society that respect everyone equally."
All 37 Democrats and two of the 28 Republicans supported civil unions: Rep. Carole Murray of Castle Rockand Rep. Cheri Gerou of Evergreen.
I got this from Senator Bennet today, but it is a half loaf at best, he included that overturning Clinton's anti-civil rights DOMA is much more important.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
He's right...It IS more important... And both DOMA and Prop-8 will likely be overturned by SCOTUS...Even with the Scalia/Thomas/Alito/Roberts bloc on the Court...
Since Colorado passed the usual hate-inspired Amendment-43, I guess the Legislature went as far as it could... But you'll see one of two things...Either the SCOTUS overturn of Prop-8 will settle it once and for all, nationwide...(unlikely); or, at some point the more enlightened folks of Colorado will repeal 43... Either way, I expect to see it in my lifetime...
(Just as I DON'T expect to see another Republican president in my lifetime...)
No more Republican Presidents? So will the Dems be one party rule like Cuba and the Soviet Union? Or will a new party form to the right of them or the left of them? The Greens versus the Libertarians to see who is #2?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
I don't know... I guess you'd have to ask the GOTP if they ever plan to run anyone for president again who is sane..... You can win it back....or not....
