BREAKING: Nevada Senate Overrides Governor's Domestic Partnership Veto

Wow

Color me shocked.

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by: Bruno @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 23:31:01 PM CDT

Thanks Lurleen..

Had seen the snippet about the override on SF GATE...but they didn't report the Assemby vote.

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 23:46:26 PM CDT

the Assembly hasn't voted yet; need to get to 28

The bill passed 26-14 originally. There are 42 members of the Nevada Assembly. 28 is 2/3rds of 42.

Marty Rouse posted this info:

If you know anyone in Nevada, ask them to call their Assemblyperson and tell them to vote in favor of a veto override. In northern Nevada: 775-684-6800; in southern Nevada: 702-486-2626.


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by: Mad Professah @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 12:42:07 PM CDT

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State by state

slowly we turn.

You may not be gay, but you may be next.

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by: LeslieK @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 00:14:47 AM CDT

Slowly

but surely.

Fetch my pearls, I need to clutch them!

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by: RainbowPhoenix @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 00:19:06 AM CDT

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Ain't over 'til it's over

Just so you know, it took the changing of votes of two VERY conservative Republicans to override this veto.  In one instance, the Senator recieved such horrible threateing calls, the bigotry so transparent, he did indeed change his mind and sided with us.  TWO DEMOCRATS VOTED, STILL,  TO DENY THE GLBT COMMUNITY IN NEVADA EVEN THE MOST BASIC OF CIVIL RIGHTS!!!  Yep, these so-called good 'ol Dems!  They couldn't see past themselves to look for the greater good.  Shame on Sen. Lee and Sen. Care!
As far as the required Assembly overide is concerned, its the same situation...it may take the good will of some conservative Republicans who can see honestly that domestic partnersips is not the same as marriage.  It may well be some Dems that will stand in the way of this overide...we will see.
Stuart & Robert Wymam-Cahall
Las Vegas, NV 89142

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by: Stuart & Robert Wyman-Cahall @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 00:49:04 AM CDT

Clearly the creeps are all thinking "Gay Marriage!"

"Domestic partnership " is a "Gateway Drug" to them.

Let's hope the override works.

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by: David Ehrenstein @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 09:22:05 AM CDT

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Casino Royal

Money, honey! Politics is all leverage! And money is the trick... Whispers of boycotting Nevada if the civil union bill failed in the state legislature made Harrah's and other casinos pay attention (see The Advocate's story). They declared their looooovvve for us... and our money. State senators probably heard directly from the Las Vegas casino owners. Demands for an override were likely coupled with "or else" type threats. Listen to (Andy Thayer talk about this on a podcast.) Money is power. This is a good example of power-wrangling our civil rights movement needs to win. We won't win anything if we don't demand action backed up by real threats. You get what you ask for. So let's keep up the heat and be precise in what we ask for.  

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by: Coxygru @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 05:07:41 AM CDT

I am with you

100%.

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by: PurpleLove08 @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 09:59:30 AM CDT

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sweet

:)

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by: sundog @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 12:51:41 PM CDT

Good luck Nevada!

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by: Karen in Kalifornia @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 13:05:10 PM CDT

Good news

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by: Donica @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 14:48:20 PM CDT

Assembly followed suit 28-14 n/t

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by: brunonian @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 20:57:45 PM CDT

yup! It's done! The Nevada Legislature has enacted DP!

The Assembly's 28-14 vote - the bare two-thirds majority needed - followed the state Senate's vote a day earlier to enact the measure into state lawbooks over the conservative Republican governor's objections.

The bill provides that domestic partners have the same rights as married couples in matters such as community property and responsibility for debts. It also prohibits discrimination against domestic partners.

Critics contended that domestic partners can sign private contracts to accomplish many of the goals of the bill, and that it conflicted with the intent of Nevadans who voted in 2002 for a constitutional amendment supporting marriage between a man and a woman.

The measure states, among other things, that no "solemnization ceremony" is required and it's "left to the dictates and conscience of partners entering into a domestic partnership" whether to have such a ceremony.


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"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell

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by: Mad Professah @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 22:31:44 PM CDT

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It's a step foward...

and reflects the Californization of Nevada and the recognition by the 'gaming' industry that GLBT tourists spend a lot of money in Sin City.

That said, we await the right to marry which is the gold standard of equality. It's the real deal.

Civil unions, civil partnerships, and domestic partnerships bring needed rights but with Clintons DOMA in place in most states and nationally we're still consigned to a second class status.  

Support for parties owned by bigots, racists, mysoginists and the looter rich, like the Democrats and Republicans, is a diversion and a loser's strategy. All it gets you is an endless procession of lesser bigots, hustlers and liars like Clinton, Bush and Obama.

The way to full equalty is the effort to build massive, militant, 'won't take no for an answer' mobilizations of ourselves and our allies. Those struggles will compel some needed reforms but most importan tly they'll inevitably lead to a radical transofrmation of society, the creation of a new society and goverment that will recognize our complete equality.  

The looter rich much prefer working with Democrats like Obama and the Clintons - they're greedier, they fool more people and they're able to get away with a lot more than Republicans.  

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by: donal1944 @ Mon Jun 01, 2009 at 00:45:28 AM CDT

I'm In Northern Nevada,

The part that isn't Reno/Carson City.   And I definitely contacted the State Senators/Assemblymen for my district, and as per usual was met with indifference at best, and outright hostility at worst.

But that's par for the course out here in the less populated areas.

Glad to see the Senate/Assembly voted their conscience, and overrode that fool Gibbons.

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by: sfalken @ Mon Jun 01, 2009 at 11:21:56 AM CDT