Close vote moves Colo. closer to gay civil unions

Full story: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Gay couples came one step closer Friday to having civil unions in Colorado after another Republican-led House committee approved legislation that appears to have enough support to get to the governor's desk.

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Frank Stanton Omaha, NE	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 May 5, 2012 yea! seperate but equal! awesome ameriKKKa!
Clark Anonymous Proxy	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 May 5, 2012 Judged: 2 2 1 Frank Stanton wrote: yea! seperate but equal! awesome ameriKKKa! STFU queer.
WeTheSheeple “Headed toward the cliff” Since: Nov 07 42,096 Tawas City, Michigan	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 May 5, 2012 One more committe vote (appropriations) and if it passes then it goes to the full House for a vote. The legislative session ends Wednesday, so the clock is ticking.
nhjeff “Together for 24, legal for 5” Since: Sep 07 14,711 Littleton, NH	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 May 5, 2012 Republicans have a 33-32 vote advantage in the House. But supporters say they have enough votes for passage. Hmmm. Let's see. One Republican on the Judiciary Committee bucked the party to let Civil Unions pass. Then another Republican on the Finance Committee bucked the party to let Civil Unions pass. We still need one more Republican on the Appropriations Committee to buck the party. And that vote has already been identified. If that happens, there will be 32 Democrats and at least 3 Republicans in favor. The bigots from Colorado Springs will be working overtime to bring the three Republicans back-in-line. But it doesn't look good for them.... The only question left is how many committees can they assign one bill to to avoid letting it reach the floor?
WeTheSheeple “Headed toward the cliff” Since: Nov 07 42,096 Tawas City, Michigan	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 May 5, 2012 nhjeff wrote: <quoted text> Hmmm. Let's see. One Republican on the Judiciary Committee bucked the party to let Civil Unions pass. Then another Republican on the Finance Committee bucked the party to let Civil Unions pass. We still need one more Republican on the Appropriations Committee to buck the party. And that vote has already been identified. If that happens, there will be 32 Democrats and at least 3 Republicans in favor. The bigots from Colorado Springs will be working overtime to bring the three Republicans back-in-line. But it doesn't look good for them.... The only question left is how many committees can they assign one bill to to avoid letting it reach the floor? The 2 republicans who voted for it so far are both women who are not running for reelection; let's see if that holds true in the appropriations committee was well. It's a shame they only find their courage to vote for equality when they know they won't have to answer to the voters in their party. But I'll take the votes all the same.
WeTheSheeple “Headed toward the cliff” Since: Nov 07 42,096 Tawas City, Michigan	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 May 5, 2012 The most likely GOP on the finance committee to vote for the civil unions bill are: Cheri Gerou (member United Church of Christ) Jon Becker (not running for re-election) Let the games begin!
WeTheSheeple “Headed toward the cliff” Since: Nov 07 42,096 Tawas City, Michigan	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 May 5, 2012 Turns out Rep Gerou is on record in the past as saying she supports civil unions. I could have saved myself the time of looking up every GOP member by just googling it. But at least I guessed right.
nhjeff “Together for 24, legal for 5” Since: Sep 07 14,711 Littleton, NH	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #8 May 5, 2012 WeTheSheeple wrote: Turns out Rep Gerou is on record in the past as saying she supports civil unions. I could have saved myself the time of looking up every GOP member by just googling it. But at least I guessed right. Or you could have read the article that you're commenting on.:) Hope you're having a great day in the Banana Republic of Michigan.

WeTheSheeple “Headed toward the cliff” Since: Nov 07 42,096 Tawas City, Michigan	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #9 May 5, 2012 nhjeff wrote: <quoted text> Or you could have read the article that you're commenting on.:) Hope you're having a great day in the Banana Republic of Michigan. That would have been too easy! I hang my head in shame for not doing what I frequently chastize others for. Do I get any points for my deductive reasoning? Did the article happen to mention when the appropriations committee is going to vote?
The Real Gretchen Since: Feb 11 733 Location hidden	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #10 May 5, 2012 Civil unions or nothing. Learn to compromise.
lolol Edgewood, NM	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #11 May 5, 2012 Judged: 1 1 1 not surprising since this state full of tree huggers legalized marrying trees too, earth muffin, your mommy is calling you.
Quest Since: Mar 07 14,786 The entire US of A	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #12 May 5, 2012 The Real Gretchen wrote: Civil unions or nothing. Learn to compromise. Civil unions first, marriage to follow. Would you compromise?
The Real Gretchen Since: Feb 11 733 Location hidden	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #13 May 5, 2012 Quest wrote: <quoted text> Civil unions first, marriage to follow. Would you compromise? Counter offer.$10,000 payment to state government for being gay, then civil union. Compromise bro?
TravisEqualityRh in “Obama 2012! 4 More Years!” Since: Feb 12 223 Location hidden	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #14 May 5, 2012 one step closer to marriage:)
Dr Reker s Bellhop Philadelphia, PA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #15 May 5, 2012 CO is home to a lot of the national, fundie, direct mail, anti gay type organizations. Getting even civil unions there shows how far glbt rights have come.
nhjeff “Together for 24, legal for 5” Since: Sep 07 14,711 Littleton, NH	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #16 May 6, 2012 WeTheSheeple wrote: <quoted text> That would have been too easy! I hang my head in shame for not doing what I frequently chastize others for. Do I get any points for my deductive reasoning? Did the article happen to mention when the appropriations committee is going to vote? The only time-frame that I'm aware of is that the legislative session ends Wednesday. I don't know if that means the committee has to vote by then, or if they can just let it lapse with the session. Since the bill came from the Senate, it seems courteous to either pass or kill it with a vote, don't you think?
WeTheSheeple “Headed toward the cliff” Since: Nov 07 42,096 Tawas City, Michigan	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #17 May 6, 2012 nhjeff wrote: <quoted text> The only time-frame that I'm aware of is that the legislative session ends Wednesday. I don't know if that means the committee has to vote by then, or if they can just let it lapse with the session. Since the bill came from the Senate, it seems courteous to either pass or kill it with a vote, don't you think? The House leader said he'll schedule a vote for it, but they've lied before. I guess we'll know by Wednesday.
FaFoxy “ WOOF !” Since: Oct 10 7,700 Coolidge, AZ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #18 May 6, 2012 step to the back of the bus, please.....
nhjeff “Together for 24, legal for 5” Since: Sep 07 14,711 Littleton, NH	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #19 May 6, 2012 FaFoxy wrote: step to the back of the bus, please..... You are probably aware that Colorado has a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. So introducing civil unions until such time as that constitutional amendment can be invalidated is a giant step forward. Gays in Colorado were already sent to back--along with the cattle. It's really not useful to take a negative view of whatever progress is possible.
FaFoxy “ WOOF !” Since: Oct 10 7,700 Coolidge, AZ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #20 May 6, 2012 nhjeff wrote: <quoted text> You are probably aware that Colorado has a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. So introducing civil unions until such time as that constitutional amendment can be invalidated is a giant step forward. Gays in Colorado were already sent to back--along with the cattle. It's really not useful to take a negative view of whatever progress is possible. Let's vote on whether to allow Catholics to marry. Let's vote on whether to allow left-handed people to marry. Let's vote on whether to allow redheaded people to marry.
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