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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 5, 2012
Salt Lake City – In a crazy twist Monday, Republicans in the Utah House of Representatives continued pushing their argument that creating a specialty license plate honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. will lead to abortions. Good luck following this twisting and turning folks. Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D – Salt Lake City) brought forth a reasonable [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | June 24, 2011
At the end of a VERY long week of anticipation, the New York Senate has finally approved same sex marriage! New York becomes the latest of true-American states to grant equality to their citizens by a final vote of 33-29. The New York Assembly passed their version last week, and there was much doubt as [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 25, 2011
Baltimore, Maryland – A House Committee has passed a bill by a margin of 15-8 which adds both gender identity as well as gender expression to the State Non-Discrimination laws for employment and housing. If it passes the full House, it will then head over to the Senate. Press Release from Equality Maryland, via JoeMyGod: [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 16, 2011
Washington DC – Moments ago, the bill to repeal the so-called Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) was introduced by Congressmen David Cicilline and Jerrold Nadler. The bill has 102 co-sponsors, but will that be enough to pass the GOP controlled House? I’ll admit I’m pretty skeptical about this. The bill had a much greater likelihood of [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 14, 2011
BREAKING: Washington DC – A bill to repeal the so-called Defense Of Marriage Act is set to be introduced in the House this Wednesday! It already has over 100 co-sponsors, and could finally put an end to much of the discrimination by the federal government. The “Respect For Marriage Act” is set to be introduced [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 7, 2011
Olympia, Washington- The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday night by a vote 58-39 which would allow same sex marriages performed in other states to now be recognized. The bill now moves to the Senate, but opponents are fighting hard. The bill would basically allow any gay marriage performed in other states to be [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 23, 2011
Washington DC – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D, CA) has just issued a pledge to introduce legislation repealing the 1996 so-called Defense Of Marriage Act. She may have the juice to get it through the Senate as she sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee. It remains to be seen, however, whether a DOMA-repealing law would make [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 15, 2011
South Dakota – Absolutely horrifying. HB1171 reclassifies murder done “in defense” of an unborn fetus as Justifiable Homicide. Advocates are up in arms saying that the bill would essentially legalize the murder of anyone attempting to provide a woman with an abortion. The bill has already passed committee, by a vote of 9-3 (9 Republicans and 3 [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 15, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT – In a continuation of the embarrassment to the state, Republican Representative Stephen Sandstrom’s Arizona-style Immigration bill has not only passed committee on Friday last week, but is expected to be debated on the House floor as early as today. HB 70 mirrors virtually every illegal component of the controversial Arizona Immigration [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 10, 2011
New Hampshire – The latest poll out of citizens show that the vast majority oppose a proposal by Republican Legislators to repeal the 2009 law which legalized gay marriage. Will the Republicans listen to their constituents or push forward their hate anyway? The poll shows that 62% of the residents in the state oppose the [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.