GOP Kills Colorado Civil Unions Bill In Special Session

[ProfessionalLeftist]

Source: Huffington Post

DENVER -- A last-ditch effort by Colorado's governor to give gay couples in the state rights similar to married couples failed Monday after Republicans rejected the proposal during a special legislative session.

Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper had said the special session was needed to address a "fundamental question of fairness and civil rights."

The bill's demise was expected by Democrats, who have begun using the issue as a rallying cry to topple Republicans in the November elections. Republicans assigned the bill to House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, which was likely to reject it. The panel voted 5-4 along party lines to kill the measure.

"The gay community is being used as a political pawn," said Republican Rep. Don Coram, whose son is gay. Coram voted against the measure.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/gop-kills-colorado-civil-_n_1516610.html

[LonePirate]

1. Coram has a gay son and he voted against the bill?

How does his son still speak to his asshole of a father?

[otohara]

7. Claims His District

wanted him to vote NO.

Blood not thicker than water in GOP politics.

[Woody Woodpecker]

9. Following the GOP line

aint following the constitutent.

I think a walking shoes and a gun (to shoot the tires of the representative) will be required for this idiot to learn what his constitutent wants, not his party.

[RKP5637]

2. Republicans are really the scourge of this country and will eventually

do it in. Given any significant republican direction, there is little hope for the future of America. Too bad so many Americans are too ignorant and uneducated to get this, the ones that love to vote them into power. Just yet another WTF.

[nanabugg]

3. Time to move and take your money with you folks. Or time to boycott RW owners of businesses there.

[RKP5637]

4. I've always thought that more and more people, if given the choice,

and it works for them, will possibly relocate to the coasts, leaving the center of the country in many parts redder and redder.

[earthside]

6. Colorado a friendly state.

The truth is that a majority of Coloradoans favor civil unions ... indeed, a majority of the state house members would have voted 'yes'.

This was a crass, cynical parliamentary maneuver by a reactionary, bitter Repuglican state house 'Speaker'.

If anything, more good folks ought to move with their money into Colorado to defeat a jerk like Frank McNulty and end his political career forever.

[Woody Woodpecker]

10. McNulty needs to be thrown out

on his arse.

One thing is for sure - The majority if not all of the Republicans in the Colorado House will be thrown out. The majority of us Coloradans asked for civil unions, and the Republicans are in the wrong side of the history in this case.

Also, the idiot Republican who has a gay son should have voted yes, but he's still an idiot.

[Bohunk68]

5. Never forget!!

The party is in hock to the Mormons who financed the Prop H8 bill in CA and who now have one of their cult members running for President. How much Mormon money was behind this latest shit?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. games of games of games

Meanwhile the citizens can't even get a word in edgewise.