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athenaltenaNevada overrides governor's Domestic Partnership veto
The assembly voted 28-14 on Sunday to override the veto by Gov. Jim Gibbons, following a 14-7 vote by the senate on Saturday after an emotional debate. Legislators faced intense lobbying by the tourism industry, which feared a potential boycott by LGBT visitors if the veto was upheld.
Just shows that money talks, and that it works just as well as political leverage. Of course, now there are people suggesting that gays stop giving money to states like Florida because they have some extremely homophobic laws on the books, which I'd be all for. I think I'm under no obligation to give money to people who don't want to treat me like an equal citizen of this country, and there are plenty of other places to spend money. Like Massachusetts, or Vermont, or Connecticut, or Iowa.
We'll also probably see people "voting with their feet" now that more states have gay marriage laws. Something tells me that when these states see the economic benefit of having us there and throwing fabulous gay weddings the whole "moral dilemma" thing will take a backseat.
The assembly voted 28-14 on Sunday to override the veto by Gov. Jim Gibbons, following a 14-7 vote by the senate on Saturday after an emotional debate. Legislators faced intense lobbying by the tourism industry, which feared a potential boycott by LGBT visitors if the veto was upheld.
Just shows that money talks, and that it works just as well as political leverage. Of course, now there are people suggesting that gays stop giving money to states like Florida because they have some extremely homophobic laws on the books, which I'd be all for. I think I'm under no obligation to give money to people who don't want to treat me like an equal citizen of this country, and there are plenty of other places to spend money. Like Massachusetts, or Vermont, or Connecticut, or Iowa.
We'll also probably see people "voting with their feet" now that more states have gay marriage laws. Something tells me that when these states see the economic benefit of having us there and throwing fabulous gay weddings the whole "moral dilemma" thing will take a backseat.
