Arnold is an object lesson to Log Cabin Republicans

[dsc]

The gender equality in marriage bill (same sex marriage) passed in California but will soon be vetoed by Arnold.

In the Assembly Democrats supported the bill 41 to 4 to 2. Republicans opposed 31 to 0 to 1. The 2 and 1 were no voters. In the Senate it was Democrats 21 to 1 in favor and Republicans 0 to 15 against. In short, not one single Republican favored the gender equality bill for marriage. Remember this is California.

According to LCR members places like California should be perfect experiments for having Republicans embrace gay rights. Yet here not one out of 48 elected Republicans could find it in them to vote for this bill and nearly all of them actually voted against. The simple fact is that even in places like California Christian conservatives are a huge part of the Republican coalition and even if every single gay and lesbian in California were to switch to the Republican party tomorrow they still would find themselves out numbered by Christian conservatives who hate their guts.

I am willing to conceed that Arnold, left to his own devices, would have signed the bill. But he, like any other Republican isn't left to his own devices. In order to win primaries or elections they have to appeal to Christian conservatives.

This is a moderate state with a supposedly moderate Republican party and for all the effort of the LCR's not one single solitary Republican voted for this bill. If this isn't an object lesson I don't know what is.

[lcordero2]

1. ??????

What does this prove? Democrats have done the same thing by ignoring non-whites.

[ruggerson]

3. Here come the gravediggers n/t

[dsc]

5. I would like once citation of a vote taken past 1970

in any locality, anywhere in the US where Republicans supported legislation benefitting non whites in numbers similar to those I provided and Democrats opposed with numbers similar to those I provided. Just one will do.

[ruggerson]

2. Any gay person that votes for a Republican has to be clinically insane

[DanCa]

4. We need to run George Clooney

Maybe Batman can save California from the villiany of Mister Freeze.

[jonnyblitz]

6. a good chunk of our fellow gays must be clinically insane

because way too many of "us" vote for them.I forget the exact percentages that do vote GOP but I remember they are way to high and that, to me, is fucking pathetic. i have no use for those ASSHOLES, thats for sure. I don't care if i am considered intolerant.

[ruggerson]

7. They need to sit through a speech by Phyllis Schlafly or Beverly LaHaye

and then have it drummed into them that these are the people who control the base of the Republican party.

They are voting for people who want them dead.

[jonnyblitz]

8. ironically phyllis has a gay son .

I have heard her speak also. she has been spewing her bile forever. :puke:

[theHandpuppet]

9. I just visited the LCR website

Where these nutters simply expressed "disappointment" in their hero's veto of the marriage bill. Like Arnold cares they're disappointed. Ha!

I also noted this on their website:

Save The Date!
The 2006 Log Cabin Republicans National Convention will be held from April 27-30, 2006 in Washington, DC. Mark your calendars now! You won't want to miss this fun weekend as hundreds of Log Cabin members and our allies from all over the country gather in our nation’s capital for the 2006 Log Cabin Republicans National Convention. We'll soon have more details about this event!

IMHO we should hold a protest of this event. Just a heads up to Dupont Circle that they can expect a LCR infestation in April.

[UTUSN]

10. AND a Lesson to Hispanics Who Voted for Him n/t