Gay rights advances likely in Congress

AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/24/07 | David Crary - ap

[LtdGovt]

Activists on both the left and right are unsure whether President Bush would sign or veto them.

If he does sign these bills, at least it will get the issues out of the way for the next GOP presidential nominee. That would be one excuse less to stay home and help Hillary get elected.

[NormsRevenge]

If he does sign these bills, at least it will get the issues out of the way for the next GOP presidential nominee.

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That's kind of a hollow argument, jmo, and at a cost that may not be worth in it in the long run anway. It does nothing more than bring this nation a day closer to its judgment ,imo,... and folks wonder why the Muslamics 'love' us so.. ;-)

[darkangel82]

Sigh...
ping

[AntiGuv]

I'd be very surprised if GWB vetoes either ENDA or hate crime legislation.

[betsyross1776]

Oh this is great. Christians and crosses out of the country. But gay rights to the front of the board. I am so happy about this I could throw up .

[Princip. Conservative]

This is clearly a liberal written piece.

""This is a major step in our struggle," said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign. "I know there's a lot of despair on the other side.""

Queer-brained Solmonese, as usual, is telling only part of the story. Naturally, conservatives aren't happy with the Democratic takeover of Congress, but despair is too extreme of a word to define how we feel about it. The truth is there's a lot of 'despair' on the side of the fruitcakes. Gay marriage is all but a lost cause for the foreseeable future, thanks to strong voter endorsement of anti-gay marriage constitutional amendments.

""Does he want to use one of his first vetoes to deny basic job protection to people?" asked Dave Noble, public policy director for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force."

That argument in itself is a good reason to veto the legislation. Don't be surprised if the President does veto this trash. The backlash from conservatives, who still by and large support him, would be very strong if he doesn't. And who cares about Dick Cheney's perverted daughter.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Liberals are overplaying their hands. Homosexuals are already protected under current discrimination and criminal laws. There is no need for them to receive "special" rights.

And then the homosexual lobby wonders why regular people fights their agenda/lifestyle.

[IrishCatholic]

Reframe the debate from denial of rights to advocacy of special interests.
The states say no and so the activists will take the decisions away from the state just like they did abortion.

[Always Right]

I'd be very surprised if GWB vetoes either ENDA or hate crime legislation.

Unfortunately I think you assessement is correct. Outside of stem cell research and the WOT, Bush has been more than willing to cave.

[Princip. Conservative]

"Unfortunately I think you assessement is correct. Outside of stem cell research and the WOT, Bush has been more than willing to cave."

It would seem that way, but when he was Governor of Texas, he opposed hate crimes legislation. Historically, he's been against this kind of stuff and numerous GOP governors have vetoed state-level equivalents to the ENDA. He may not give a strong reason for his veto, but I would predict he'll veto at least one of them.

[vigilante2]

is national security even on the table?

[ShawTaylor]

" Anti-gay bias has flared up in Hollywood and pro basketball recently"


Since when?
Last time I checked, nearly every single movie/TV program from Hollywood was strongly promoting a gay agenda.
Brockback Mountain anyone?
Yet another agenda driven, biased, full-of-lies, retarded piece from the Associalistic Press vermin.

[freekitty]

Is there any reason why?

[ShawTaylor]

"Gay marriage is all but a lost cause for the foreseeable future, thanks to strong voter endorsement of anti-gay marriage constitutional amendments. "

Correct.
Gay marriage proposals have been soundly defeated by voters in every single state where the question was put to voters, including even in ultra liberal Oregon.


"Don't be surprised if the President does veto this trash. "

He'd better, if he still retains any hopes of maintaining what is left of his support from conservatives, who are the only people that still back him.

[Billy Jacks blog]

Is it raining fire and brimstone yet? Better get your fireproof umbrellas out because a storm is rising.

Billy Jack
billyjacksblog.com

[JustaDumbBlonde]

shameless self-promotion is so unattractive

[CGTRWK]

Just what American business needs to better compete in the world economy, a new class of iundisciplinable employee.

[CGTRWK]

^^ That should read "indisciplinable".

[goldstategop]

Yeah the real agenda of the Gay Lobby is not tolerance but to force heterosexuals to acknowledge their lifestyle is as morally valid as those traditionally defined by opposite sex relationships.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus