Tuesday, January 10, 2006
More Baby Steps--
From the great blue state of Washington:
Swing vote now says he'll vote yes on state's gay civil rights bill
OLYMPIA — Republican Sen. Bill Finkbeiner today said he'd support gay rights legislation, potentially giving Democrats the votes they need to get past a decades-long blockade of the legislation by Senate Republicans.
The commitment represents an enormous boon for Democrats who've been trying to pass legislation banning discrimination based on sexual orientation for more than 20 years.
The bill has repeatedly passed the House only to be blocked by Republicans in the Senate. It died by one vote on the Senate floor last year. The measure is expected to pass the House again this year, said Rep. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, longtime sponsor of the bill.
Swing vote now says he'll vote yes on state's gay civil rights bill
OLYMPIA — Republican Sen. Bill Finkbeiner today said he'd support gay rights legislation, potentially giving Democrats the votes they need to get past a decades-long blockade of the legislation by Senate Republicans.
The commitment represents an enormous boon for Democrats who've been trying to pass legislation banning discrimination based on sexual orientation for more than 20 years.
The bill has repeatedly passed the House only to be blocked by Republicans in the Senate. It died by one vote on the Senate floor last year. The measure is expected to pass the House again this year, said Rep. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, longtime sponsor of the bill.
