Oregon Action Alert: House Speaker Karen Minnis (R) is a bigot (SB 1000)

[DesEtoiles]

See this diary and take action! Speaker Minnis needs to hear from you - URGENTLY.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/7/19/173123/261

It's amazing how an issue like gay marriage brings out some of the worst governmental instincts in some of our politicians. The issue now has to do with Oregon'sSB 1000, a civil unions and sexual-orientation non-discrimination bill which has passed the Senate 19-10 and now sits in the House, waiting for a vote (I blogged about this earlier).

But the bill is stuck at the desk of House Speaker Karen Minnis, a Republican who is a vocal opponent of gay marriage. She refuses to let the bill come up for a vote, which most activists believe would pass in the House. Polling shows that 49% of Oregonians support civil unions, compared to 30% opposed. The state's only Fortune 500 corporation, Nike, has issued formal support for the bill. The state's governor, Ted Kulongoski, introduced the measure and is personally calling for a vote on the bill.

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1. Anybody here go to the Salem rally?

How did it go?

[DesEtoiles]

2. Welcome to DU!

I hope the Salem paper published my LTTE on her.