Governor of Washington to support gay marriage

[kris burns]

Politics Northwest | Sources say Gregoire will publicly support gay marriage | Seattle Times Newspaper

[jsmurf]

We technically already have gay marriage in everything but name in this state.

[Emberstone]

so much good news coming out of washington state. I was reading that the 9th circuit rejected NOM's appeal, and are being told they have no choice but to disclose their donors per campaign law. who wants to bet the majority of them were out of state, and extremely rich? I suspect that the donor list has very few people on it, which is why they are so determined to hide that fact.

[subaru000]

Here is the video of her in the conference held today explaining her position:

+ YouTube Video

P.S.: There will be tears shed from watching it.

[kiersten]

Just like in the 1960s & 1970s, the slow, inevitable progression of equal civil rights moves forward! As the baby boomers start to become less of a force in politics, we'll start to see more educated, well-informed & more tolerant generations start to step up & support LGBT rights until eventually, it wont even be an issue any more. I think maybe after another 15 or 20 years, things will be different on the political landscape & LGBT equal rights & gay marriage wont be such a debated & contested & controversial issue for voters, itll simply be something the voting majority will feel is simply the right thing to do.

On an unrelated note, if you wanna get gay marriage legal sooner, just have someone in Congress propose a law that says if you arent entitled to every right that a straight, caucasian, Republican American already has, then you shouldnt be made to pay the same amount in taxes. If you have less rights, you pay less income tax, period. I guarantee you, a lot of the homophobic majority will sooner see equal rights for LGBT people passed & enshrined in the Constitution/Bill Of Rights then to see a group of people getting a break on taxes they have no hope of getting. Especially with the economy being what it is these days. Simple solution, you make it about the homophobic majority's wallets, they'll cave pretty quick, I think...

[kris burns]

Hey subaru000, thanks for posting the video.

And i like your Lating quotes

[person54]

Wow, I've never heard such a concise but powerful argument for same sex marriage. She seemed really intelligent and understanding.

[Fintan]

Excellent video. Impressive Governor.

[Emberstone]

I heard on a local news channel earlier that a republican is joining the pro-marriage equality side in washington state, but I did not hear who because I had to go to class.

it is offically bi-partisian.

[bytheseashore]

Yeahh go WA