Thread: Washington state approves gay partnership rights measure

I think decentralization of federal power, and state sovereignty in politics and laws is a very good thing, INSOFAR as it doesn't allow individual states to infringe on the civil liberties of individuals and minorities in those states. A better question perhaps should be framed as: Should civil rights be put to the ballot in the first place?  Although I, as a WA State voter voted...

bushmaster wrote: Touche.

Axis Mundi wrote: TR1985 wrote: Something is better than nothing. I might add, Separate but Equal was legal for a very long time. You have to work within the constraints thus imposed. Not in a Nation that prides herself, supposedly, on Equality. Faile social experiments should never be ressurected. So you'd rather reject civil unions, in hopes of getting gay marriage in spite of its political difficulty?

What I understood by reading stuff on this issue on the internet was that the proposal came from conservative anti gay organisations in the hope that the proposal got rejected. Am I correct in this or not? Because I found it quite confusing.

Mazel Schlimazel wrote: PATruth wrote: Listen up folks, different is NOT a moral judgement, it is simply an acceptance of the obvious. I always listen to nature. Nature tells me gay relationships are different. PATruth does not judge but I as with all topics I must accept the obvious. Don't you guys get the Science Channel?   Yes, I do get the Science Channel.. but I tend to read Discovery News online more...

Go Washington state

I also voted yes on this bill

bushmaster wrote: Mazel Schlimazel wrote: With approximately 69% of the expected votes in, it seems that Washington state's "everything but marriage" law has been approved. Although this measure does not allow for same-sex couples to marry, it expands their rights as domestic partners. According to an Associate Press report , the passing of the referendum will allow domestic partners to additional rights previously only given...