HONOLULU -- Hawaii's governor on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have permitted same-sex civil unions, ending months of speculation on how she would weigh in on the contentious, emotional debate.
"The subject of this legislation has touched the hearts and minds of our citizens as no other social issue of our day," Lingle said. "It would be a mistake to allow a decision of this magnitude to be made by one individual or a small group of elected officials."
She said voters should decide the fate of civil unions, not politicians.
"The subject of this legislation has touched the hearts and minds of our citizens as no other social issue of our day," Lingle said. "It would be a mistake to allow a decision of this magnitude to be made by one individual or a small group of elected officials."
I agree however this was a civil unions bill not a marriage bill so based on that limited amount of knowledge I have on their proposal I would have to say I'm against her decision.
Specifically, the civil union proposed was identical to marriage only not under the same name.
You do realize that civil unions domestic partnerships are nothing more than PC terms for marriage? They are terms used by politicians to weasel in gay marriage while pretending to cater to the anti-gay marriage side. If I call a pile of cow dung a T-Bone steak would you want to eat it? Hell no you would not want to eat because changing the name of something does not make it different. Calling marriage a civil union or domestic partnership does not change the fact it is still a union between two people with certain tax benefits,property rights,hospital visitations,medical decisions, and other stuff without having to have legal forms such as wills,power of attorneys and etc. to designate those things.
You do realize that civil unions domestic partnerships are nothing more than PC terms for marriage? They are terms used by politicians to weasel in gay marriage while pretending to cater to the anti-gay marriage side. If I call a pile of cow dung a T-Bone steak would you want to eat it? Hell no you would not want to eat because changing the name of something does not make it different. Calling marriage a civil union or domestic partnership does not change the fact it is still a union between two people with certain tax benefits,property rights,hospital visitations,medical decisions, and other stuff without having to have legal forms such as wills,power of attorneys and etc. to designate those things.
I don't support civil unions that are specific for homosexuals absoltuely not. They should be for any people including 2 sisters that live together and the like.
But still separate from marriage.
I guess this isn't that surprising a view coming from a Texas man!I hear in the south they do this anyway!
(look you set that one up too well ok?)
edit for content: I've never really understood the whole "protect MARRIAGE" deal. I'm not married, but I have to imagine that if I was, my love for my wife would not be changed by two dudes getting married. I can't imagine that I would be any more or less likely to want children or get a divorce or buy a bigger house.
You're against giving people equal rights!? It's not even about protecting a word for you, it's literally about your thinking that homosexuals are not worthy of the same treatment as you.
"The voters should decide" is just an excuse to cover bigotry. The people of Hawaii did decide when they elected their representatives.
I don't have the right to marry a man either.
I don't have the right to marry a man either.
You're against giving people equal rights!? It's not even about protecting a word for you, it's literally about your thinking that homosexuals are not worthy of the same treatment as you.
"The voters should decide" is just an excuse to cover bigotry. The people of Hawaii did decide when they elected their representatives.
Although I doubt that the electorate were presented with this particular question, directly.
My personal opinion is that Lesbian and other Homosexual people should all be put into special enclaves, such that they can live and do what they want without contaminating the rest of humanity.
But I am able to see that while that may be my opinion, it may not be the opinion of everyone.
IMO the Governor of hawaii (who probably does not have the same thoughts as do I regarding the disposition of these deviants) is of the opinion that her thoughts might be different from the electorates thoughts.
She is correct that this question should be put to the people.
My personal opinion is that Lesbian and other Homosexual people should all be put into special enclaves, such that they can live and do what they want without contaminating the rest of humanity.
Why should civil rights of a minority be put to majority vote?
Why not dump this whole Republic thing and just go direct democracy? Who makes you arbiter of what goes to legislature and what goes to referendum?
How do gay people contaminate the rest of humanity when the divorce rate of over 50% belongs to heterosexuals?
She said voters should decide the fate of civil unions, not politicians.
"The subject of this legislation has touched the hearts and minds of our citizens as no other social issue of our day," Lingle said. "It would be a mistake to allow a decision of this magnitude to be made by one individual or a small group of elected officials."
I agree however this was a civil unions bill not a marriage bill so based on that limited amount of knowledge I have on their proposal I would have to say I'm against her decision.
You do realize that civil unions domestic partnerships are nothing more than PC terms for marriage? They are terms used by politicians to weasel in gay marriage while pretending to cater to the anti-gay marriage side. If I call a pile of cow dung a T-Bone steak would you want to eat it? Hell no you would not want to eat because changing the name of something does not make it different. Calling marriage a civil union or domestic partnership does not change the fact it is still a union between two people with certain tax benefits,property rights,hospital visitations,medical decisions, and other stuff without having to have legal forms such as wills,power of attorneys and etc. to designate those things.
There are many states who were originally for Civil Unions who have changed their mind because of the left and a few militant gays...I myself was originally for Civil Unions but I to am changing my mind....
FOXNews.com - Hawaii Gov. Vetoes Same-Sex Civil Unions Bill
Hawaii's governor vetoed a bill that would have given homosexual couples civil unions identical to marriage. She did the right thing by vetoing this bill, and it should be up to the people of Hawaii to define marriage.
This is a victory for gay rights as the law would have codified gays as second class citizens.
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