Court rules against anti-gay Christian group’s effort to recall El Paso mayor

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/02/court-rules-against-anti-gay-christian-groups-effort-to-recall-el-paso-mayor/

EL PASO, Texas — A Texas appeals court on Friday ruled against a coalition of anti-gay Christian groups who sought to recall El Paso mayor John Cook and two city representatives after they voted to restore health benefits to gay and unmarried partners of city employees.

The ruling by the Eighth Court of Appeals said that the recall group violated the law in its petition drive and ordered the municipal clerk to decertify the recall petitions, instructing that no recall election using them can be held.

The case stems from a November 2010 ballot measure to block same-sex partners of city employees from obtaining health care benefits.

Tom Brown, pastor of the Word of Life Church, organized the ballot measure, but did so without use of an attorney to advise on the verbiage.

The measure, aimed at promoting “traditional family values,” asked voters to limit benefits to “city employees and their legal spouse and dependent children.”

[msongs]

1. anti-gay christian is an oxymoron nt

[HillWilliam]

2. Rather,

it's a redundancy.

[MarkCharles]

3. More proof that bigots are just stupid when it comes ...

to the laws of the United States, Texas, and that bigots so often turn to their Bibles to justify their bigotry.

[Initech]

4. Damn them and their traditional family values.