Posted on 11/03/2015 9:04:43 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
Houston's controversial equal rights ordinance failed by a wide margin Tuesday, with voters opting to repeal the law that offered broad non-discrimination protections, according to incomplete and unofficial returns.
The hotly contested election has spurred national attention, drawing comment from the White House and the state's top officials. Largely conservative opponents of the law allege that it would allow men dressed as women, including sexual predators, to enter women's restrooms. Supporters of the law, including Mayor Annise Parker, argue that it extends an important local recourse for a range of protected classes to respond to discrimination.
Supporters released a written statement Tuesday night: "We are disappointed with today's outcome, but our work to secure nondiscrimination protections for all hard-working Houstonians will continue. No one should have to live with the specter of discrimination hanging over them. Everyone should have the freedom to work hard, earn a decent living and provide for themselves and their families."
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Soon to be overruled by some liberal Federal judge.
Will it matter when the courts step in and mandate it?
“Everyone should have the freedom to work hard, earn a decent living and provide for themselves and their families.”
It’s not about working hard, you pukes. You just want to control and bully those who dont agree with your effing sick lifestyle..
How can the liberal democrats of Houston be so evil? Hmm.
Someone needs to point out to them, “It is the law of the land.” It is time to accept it and move on.
That's easy.
They're LIBERALS.
You expect something different???
Now they need to impeach the lesbian NAZI brown shirted mayor
How was such a person ever elected?
Houston TV coverage already saying this issue will be revisited again and will not go away until passed in some form!
The fact that it was even on the ballot, the fact that they even elected this mayor, tells you this thing is far from over.
Politics is the immediate battlefield but this is beyond politics and has to be understood as such. Politics rests upon a moral and spiritual foundation and this battle has to be won there or we will be forever pushed back on our heels, hoping for just one more election to turn this thing around. Lose the spiritual war and the political war is lost before it starts.
>>How was such a person ever elected?
She pledged to not use the powers of her office to advance her homosexual lifestyle.
In other words, she lied to the voters.
Homofascists are like that.
must be all those latino voters.....in an ironic twist, the lefties in this country are going to be horribly shocked when the new illegals start kicking leftist ideas to the curb....MACHISMO!
Faggotry is on a live-and-let-live basis in Houston. There’s a section (Montrose) where it’s blatant and out front. But most is NOT that way.
Mayor Porker’s sneaky and underhanded passing and pushing this crap turned the majority off. This isn’t San Francisco.
Must...find...EYEBLEACH...
Thanks. Funny.
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