Democrats Will Reintroduce A Major LGBT Bill As A Wedge Issue In Congress
Source: BuzzFeed
Democrats in Congress plan to reintroduce legislation this month that would ban LGBT discrimination nationwide, despite facing a conservative majority thats been generally hostile toward the issue.
While the bill has little shot of passage, progressives hope inaction by Republicans can illustrate a chasm between the major political parties as they approach the 2018 mid-term election.
Its important for Americans to know whether members of Congress support full equality for our community or whether they support continued discrimination against LGBT Americans, Rhode Islands David Cicilline, a Democrat who will sponsor the bill in the House, told BuzzFeed News.
A companion bill will be re-introduced in the Senate by Oregons Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, who said colleagues opposed to the bill should have to stand up and explain why.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/democrats-will-reintroduce-a-major-lgbt-bill-as-a-wedge-issu
matt819
(10,749 posts)Any other ideas for wedge legislation?
metalbot
(1,058 posts)With sufficient Democratic support, it might even pass...
EL34x4
(2,003 posts)...are from states that Trump won?
Just curious.
Mike Kay
(3 posts)Support LGBT rights and Diversity! Please Listen to the rousing new protest song: "The Good Fight" with scenes from The Women's March!
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gopiscrap
(23,769 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,614 posts)Despite the popularity of marriage equality, I don't see this as a winning issue.
Until the generation that enjoys suppressing bathroom access passes, it's a nation
divided. This is like doubling down on Obama's LGBTQ policies. It's like small-minded
conservative America is saying 'tolerance is fine, just do it elsewhere, and definitely
not in my backyard.'
FenwayDonkey
(68 posts)This isn't going to galvanize persuadables to dump the GOP in 2018. There's gotta be better issues than this one.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Occulus
(20,599 posts)I don't like being used as a political football.
Came right out and said it, didn't they? "Wedge issue."
In the current climate, the people opposed to my human rights will respond by committing hate crimes against people like me to show their displeasure.
This isn't just a bad idea. It's asking them to pull some evil, vile shit.
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