Montana GOP ends call to make homosexuality illegal

Dan82 · Jun 18, 2012

http://billingsgazette.com/news/sta...cle_992042e9-a4c4-54b4-a09f-f27bda6c199c.html

The Montana Republican Party is ending its call to make homosexual acts illegal, but the party is reinforcing its opposition to gay marriage.

The changes came over the weekend at the party's convention in Missoula.

The GOP had held the position seeking to criminalize homosexuality since a 1997 Montana Supreme Court case struck down similar state laws. The party had been criticized in recent years for continuing to maintain the stance.

But party executive director Bowen Greenwood says the decision to drop the language came as part of a larger effort to simply shorten a 31-page platform.

"I don't think there was any specific discussion about the issue of homosexual acts and the old law from the 1990s, it was just a question of we were redoing the whole thing," he said.

Greenwood pointed out that a lengthy section on various aspects of taxation had been shortened to simply read: "Federal, state and local taxes should be low broad-based and easily understood...

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Pret Allez · Jun 18, 2012

That's the Montana Republican Party for you: ignore state constitution, ignore state supreme court, ignore federal supreme court.

They missed the memo on how we're not in a direct democracy.

Emberstone · Jun 18, 2012

now if only we could make mullets illegal...

solarcat · Jun 19, 2012

The Montana Democratic Party jabbed the Republicans over the reversal.

"We welcome the current leaders of the Montana Republican Party to the 21st century, after decades of trying to get the government to invade the private lives of Montanans," said party executive director Ted Dick.
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THe GOP- the executive director of which is a man- got jabbed by Dick? Good thing they weren't able to make homosexuality illegal...

Revan · Jun 19, 2012

Wow...I knew some people were behind in progress...but wow...did they finally give up the fight against integration in '93? I'm honestly curious.

Emberstone · Jun 19, 2012

solarcat said: ↑

the montana democratic party jabbed the republicans over the reversal.

"we welcome the current leaders of the montana republican party to the 21st century, after decades of trying to get the government to invade the private lives of montanans," said party executive director ted dick.
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the gop- the executive director of which is a man- got jabbed by dick? Good thing they weren't able to make homosexuality illegal...
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thank you!!!

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