No same-sex marriage in Wash. state without public vote, senator (D) says

[Newsjock]

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/01/08/no-same-sex-marriage-without-vote-senator/

Same-sex marriage will not become law in Washington without voter approval, an influential state senator told a raucous Saturday town meeting on Whidbey Island packed with gay rights supporters.

“I will tell you they will not have the votes in the state Senate without a vote of the people,” said state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano, a 20-year veteran of the Legislature’s upper chamber.

Haugen represents a Republican-leaning Island and Skagit County district that includes liberal pockets, notably South Whidbey, as well as very conservative Oak Harbor. She is usually its only Democratic legislator.

... “I must represent the entire 10th District and we have a lot of evangelicals . . .,” Haugen began.

[William769]

1. I think it would be nice if she would represent the constituents

That don't have equal rights under the law. Wait whats wrong with that statement.

[RKP5637]

2. Yeah, that logic would have worked well for civil rights in the 60's. Put it to

the majority to vote for civil rights for the minority. Yeah, that'll work really well. What a F'ed place this is ...

[AtomicKitten]

3. Civil rights should * NOT * be put up as a referendum.

[PearliePoo2]

4. I KNOW this person

and a Democrat she is NOT.
She regularly trashes Union labor every chance she gets.
She is rude, arrogant and basically a back-stabbing b***h. Your basic DINO on steroids.

[JNelson6563]

6. Thanks for that report!

Always best to get such news from the neighborhood, as it were. Thanks for sharing the info.

Julie

[PearliePoo2]

7. Her term expires Jan. 2013 and that's a year too long.

If she runs again, we hope to "primary" her ass. (she may hunker down though, since she has "domestic" problems with her husband and his history of a sexual harassment suit against him)
Her shenanigans run deep and are troubling. Actually, an audit should be done regarding her involvement with Washington State Ferries and Nichols Brothers Shipyard.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.

[msongs]

5. allowing religion to dictate civil law is unconstitutional Madame Haugen nt