Posted on 07/24/2015 2:21:35 PM PDT by jazusamo
The Texas Supreme Court gave Friday the Houston city council 30 days either to repeal a civil-rights ordinance allowing opposite-sex bathroom use or place it before the voters on the November ballot.
The 12-page decision says that the council ran afoul of the city charter when it refused to act after the city secretary certified a year ago the signatures submitted by a pastor-led coalition, which had moved to force a vote on the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO).
Houston Mayor Annise Parker came under fire last year after the city moved to subpoena sermons and other documents from five pastors, known as the Houston Five, ultimately backing down and omitting sermons from the order in the face of a public outcry.
“Obviously, I am disappointed and believe the court is in error with this 11th-hour ruling in a case that had already been decided by a judge and jury of citizens,” said Ms. Parker, the city’s first openly lesbian mayor, in a Friday statement.
“Nonetheless, we will proceed with the steps necessary for City Council to consider the issue. At the same time, we are consulting with our outside counsel on any possible available legal actions,” she said.
The city has until Aug. 24 to act on the court’s order, which also suspended the equal-rights ordinance, raising the possibility of a ballot fight that could sway the outcome of the November mayor’s race. Ms. Parker is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.
The ordinance, approved by the city council in May 2014, added gender identity and sexual orientation to the city’s equal-rights law, touching off a backlash over transgender bathroom use.
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The gaystapo won’t be happy until everyone is forced to publicly praise homosexuality.
Praise?
Or practice?
Yep, and this Mayor Annise Parker is typical gaystopo.
if yur Mayor’s name is Annise.. yur probably infested with illegals and liebrals..
Let’s see what happens. If it goes to a vote it could have very strong coat tails.
True that, and I’d bet Houston has more than their share of both.
Took waaaay to damn long for the court to rule on this. It was a slam dunk and there was no need for debate.
Anise PORKER, the lesbian bitch mayor of houston, defied the people as emperor of houston. Didn’t act like it.. did defy the people as an emperor.
This is the same sodomite bitch that targeted churches with a drainage assessment tax. She did it with malice and purpose to destroy the churches.
The pig does not deserve to live with decent people.
I blame the pinheaded citizens of housto for her election thoguh... they are as vile as she is for having elected her. Same goes for the people who elected obungo.
Decay is all I see in this country. Shame and decay.
I agree with you on Parker, she’s a real piece of...work.
Posted an article about this when it was going on, she’s no different than the turkey in the WH, they’re both tyrants.
My preacher friend was close to this last year. I saw second hand what they did. Downright shameful.
They will be judged... we all will be judged.
Appeal it to the SCOTUS. Anthony Kennedy is your friend.
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