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Colorado Accepts Same-Sex Civil Unions
Breitbart's Big Government ^ | March 22, 2013 | William Bigelow

Posted on 03/22/2013 7:21:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The Colorado government, now completely run by Democrats, has done an about-face regarding civil unions for gay couples. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill allowing same-sex civil unions roughly a year ago after the same idea went down to defeat in what was then a Republican-led House. But last November Democrats won the House, having control of the Senate already, and the new alignment allowed the bill to be passed. It will go into effect May 1.

Most of the Republicans in the state government held fast against the measure because they wanted religious exemptions granted to those who oppose same-sex unions. Although churches are exempt, businesses and adoption agencies are now subject to the new law.

Colorado has been a center for the battle over same-sex civil unions for decades. In 1992, an amendment was passed banning municipal antidiscrimination laws. In 1996, the Supreme Court ruled that law unconstitutional.

Now Colorado is the ninth state to accept same-sex civil unions or laws that essentially allow the same thing.

The new law means that gay couples have rights to enhanced inheritances and parental rights, just as heterosexual couples do.........

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: civilunions; colorado; homosexualagenda; samesexmarriage; ssm
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1 posted on 03/22/2013 7:21:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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The voters of Colorado are close on the moron-meter to Massholes. How the hell did Ferrandino, who is essentially a member of NAMBLA, get to be Speaker? And what reason would anyone have to vote for Dickenlooper? Crazy. Beyond crazy.


2 posted on 03/22/2013 7:24:42 PM PDT by Viennacon
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You think people would learn.

Democrats NEVER campaign on the issues they believe in.

Draconian gun control laws and forcing the gay agenda down your throat. How many remember those democrat campaign ads?

The best advice is to NEVER elect them in the first place.


3 posted on 03/22/2013 7:26:26 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Colorado Accepts Same-Sex Civil Unions

Does anyone REALLY think they'll stop at civil unions?

4 posted on 03/22/2013 7:26:36 PM PDT by massmike (At least no one is wearing a "Ron Paul - 2016" tee shirt........yet!)
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To: Viennacon

The migrant population from CA... and utter stupidity.


5 posted on 03/22/2013 7:27:39 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Although churches are exempt, businesses and adoption agencies are now subject to the new law.

I can live with gay marriage -- barely -- but gay adoption crosses a line that shouldn't be crossed. Children shouldn't have to pay the price for this stupid postmodern caprice.

6 posted on 03/22/2013 7:31:21 PM PDT by Yardstick
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On Michael Brown’s radio show on 630 AM todat he asked people to call in about the gun ban and boycotting Colorado. Many called in and said the liberal direction of the state left them no choice but to move to a better state. I chose to fight until the 2014 election and stay/move based on how the results work. But I will move to Wyoming before the libtards make me like gay marriage or charge me with a hate crime.


7 posted on 03/22/2013 7:33:45 PM PDT by MtnClimber (I did not vote for 0bama, someone else did that!)
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To: Yardstick

Well, the adoption issue will be a big one, as we move towards homosexual marriage in all 50 states. It will be seen as discrimination to prefer traditional married couples for adoption. The handwriting is on the wall on-this issue.


8 posted on 03/22/2013 7:35:02 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The liberals have told us that civil unions are separate but equal. Why is Colorado doing this instead of full blown homosexual marriage????


9 posted on 03/22/2013 7:36:21 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Passing civil unions is simply the set-up to the homosexual activists then suing for same sex “marriage,” claiming they are discriminated against because they can’t “marry.”


10 posted on 03/22/2013 7:41:06 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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They probably have something in their constitution reserving marriage to a man and a woman. Once they have civil unions, the activists can sue claiming the constitutional provision is unconstitutional.


11 posted on 03/22/2013 7:42:17 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Repulsive beyond words.

A once hearty, rugged, westerny pioneer state turns into a degenerate cesspool of faggoty, gun-grabbing, hippie-dopehead scum. I always loved driving through Colorado on my near-annual drives out west, checking out the historic sites and natural beauty. It’s an abomination what has happened to it, thanks to the infestation of liberal maggots.


12 posted on 03/22/2013 7:44:33 PM PDT by greene66
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The liberals have told us that civil unions are separate but equal. Why is Colorado doing this instead of full blown homosexual marriage????

If the vermin could, they would. I'm sure homosexual so-called "marriage" is next on the leftist extremist agenda, to be followed by polygammous and polyandrous so-called "marriage," legalization of bestiality, legalization of pederastry, and...

13 posted on 03/22/2013 7:46:31 PM PDT by Standing Wolf
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Well, since the American Academy of Pediatrics said they’re just as good as regular non-deviant parents, it must be true!


14 posted on 03/22/2013 7:47:28 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: MtnClimber
I chose to fight until the 2014 election and stay/move based on how the results work

I will move as soon as my principal property reaches a certain price point...Then It's off to Montana or Wyoming. I'll sell the mountain property after that to some California jack-off who likes the environs enough to begin changing it into a nightmare. By then I hope to be close to checking out. Not bullish about the future. Having said that, if the shooting war starts relativly soon - I'll stay and fight!

15 posted on 03/22/2013 8:07:12 PM PDT by JD91
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filthy disease ridden queers OK, 2nd Amendment? not so much...
16 posted on 03/22/2013 8:09:24 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Any state attempting to pass a marriage amendment which doesn’t also preclude these arrangements might as well not pass anything at all.


17 posted on 03/22/2013 8:43:34 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

CO has a marriage amendment to their constitution, which is worthless because it can be neutered with civil unions granted every “right” of real marriage. Smart state legislatures anticipated this and crafted water tight amendments.


18 posted on 03/22/2013 8:47:59 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So long as they don’t use magazines with over 15 rounds.


19 posted on 03/22/2013 8:52:18 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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To: fwdude; Dilbert San Diego; 2ndDivisionVet
CO has a marriage amendment to their constitution, which is worthless because it can be neutered with civil unions granted every “right” of real marriage. Smart state legislatures anticipated this and crafted water tight amendments.

Texas prevents any subunit of government in the state from recognizing "same-sex marriage" or even civil unions or giving benefits based on such status. This prevents the Peoples Republic of Austin from recognizing "same-sex marriage". It also prevents the University of Texas from giving employee benefits to same-sex couples.

20 posted on 03/22/2013 8:57:37 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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