House passes amendment striking funds for DC domestic partner registry

I'm not surprised my Rep. voted no,

but I was really sorry to see that Artur Davis did the same.  He should be ashamed of himself, but it seems he's terrified of looking pro-gay.

"If the apocalypse comes... beep me." -- Buffy Summers

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by: Kathy @ Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 20:23:38 PM CDT

The Virgil Goode Position

"bigot Virgil Goode's (R-VA) amendment to the DC appropriations bill"

Someone needs to put 'The Virgil Goode Position' up as a term on Conservapedia.  (The definition, according to Jon Stewart, is 'masturbating while one's head is up one's own ass.')

Kat

>^..^<

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by: KatRose @ Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 21:25:15 PM CDT

This is another example of HRC's powerlessness

Isn't HRC the federal LGBT political org? If they have  a budget of $40 million how could they not stop an anti-gay rider passing in a Democratically-controlled Congress??

And will the HRC really be able to get a trans-inclusive hate crimes bill and trans-inclusive ENDA through this same House of Representatives and Senate to the President's desk for a veto?



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by: Mad Professah @ Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 00:11:28 AM CDT

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This about Democratic Cowardice

The passage of this amendment is about many things including the prevailing disregard for LGBT people, the lack of voting rights and self-determination for the District of Columbia and the cowardice of the Democratic Party on LGBT civil rights. 40 Democrats voted against us and with the majority of Republicans to pass this amendment.

For all practical purposes, it doesn't do much. D.C. doesn't spend federal dollars to run its domestic partnership program anyway. Its simply a gratuitous attack of gay families and the Democrats in the House did not have our backs.

More than likely the amendment will be stripped out of the bill in conference committee. Our at least I am hoping so. Its all the more reason that we all need to be calling, writing and meeting with our members of Congress. We can't rely on HRC, NGLTF and other organizations to do it for us. We have to join them in the fight and push like hell for equal treatment under the law.

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by: Bloggernista @ Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 04:47:34 AM CDT

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Norton

I can't believe that DC Delegate Norton has the nerve to march in the Pride parade, and then a week later vote for this!  Outrageous!

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by: JML @ Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 08:40:06 AM CDT

I just lost so much respect for her.

What did she have to lose by voting for us?

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by: one jewish dyke @ Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 15:11:02 PM CDT

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