The WV legislative session has been...a cross between a zombie apocalypse and a roller coaster ride. And a root canal. But there have been surprises, not all of them bad. I was amazed to learn that the WV senate voted down a "religious freedom" bill that had turned into and attempt to legalize discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
I guess the action started last night, when some key Republican senators joined with Democrats to ensure the bill wouldn't harm nondiscrimination ordinances.It was a pretty touching story, in which some people got emotional and decided to follow their conscience.
This evening, I'm amazed and pleased to say that the senate voted the whole thing down without debate. Here's the AP report.
It just goes to show you never know what is going to happen.
Human motivations being inherently ambiguous, some probably voted against the amended bill because it wasn't strong enough, while others took a strong anti-discrimination stand. In any case, kudos and thanks to the senate for this one.
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March 02, 2016
February 24, 2016
Annals of meanness
It has occurred to me during this session of the WV legislature that not only do some people not like gays and lesbians but they think about them a lot.
They think about them when it is daytime. They think about them when it is night.
They think about them when the sun is shining. They think about them when it rains.
They think about them in winter. They think about them in spring, summer and fall.
They think about them when the moon is waxing full and when it is waning. And they think about them during full and new moons.
They think about them when the redbud blooms and when the rivers frost.
They think about them when puppies play together and when kittens chase string.
In a word, they probably think about them way more than is healthy.
I could go on to say that they don't like them on a boat or with a goat, but you probably get the idea by now.
The most recent example of this is a resolution introduced in the WV senate that would make it illegal for local governments to pass nondiscrimination ordinances. Not to put too fine a point on it, but apparently it's not enough for some people to be mean; they want to legally compel others to be as well.
I hope at some point people who obsess about this kind of thing get over it. Or, failing that, that they at least get the memo that some of us aren't into their ****.
They think about them when it is daytime. They think about them when it is night.
They think about them when the sun is shining. They think about them when it rains.
They think about them in winter. They think about them in spring, summer and fall.
They think about them when the moon is waxing full and when it is waning. And they think about them during full and new moons.
They think about them when the redbud blooms and when the rivers frost.
They think about them when puppies play together and when kittens chase string.
In a word, they probably think about them way more than is healthy.
I could go on to say that they don't like them on a boat or with a goat, but you probably get the idea by now.
The most recent example of this is a resolution introduced in the WV senate that would make it illegal for local governments to pass nondiscrimination ordinances. Not to put too fine a point on it, but apparently it's not enough for some people to be mean; they want to legally compel others to be as well.
I hope at some point people who obsess about this kind of thing get over it. Or, failing that, that they at least get the memo that some of us aren't into their ****.
November 04, 2013
Who'd a thunk it?
I must admit to being a bit surprised that a bill ending workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation passed the US Senate 61-30. Not sure how it will go in the Reptile Room US House of Representatives though. WV's junior senator Joe Manchin had one of his good days.
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN on poverty.
URGENT PHOTOGENIC WEIRD LIFE FORM PHOTOS here.
GOAT ROPE ADVISORY LEVEL: ELEVATED
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN on poverty.
URGENT PHOTOGENIC WEIRD LIFE FORM PHOTOS here.
GOAT ROPE ADVISORY LEVEL: ELEVATED
August 16, 2013
Must see TV
I have to give props again to Stephen Colbert for this hilarious "report" on an Appalachian small town in eastern Kentucky which is, so far, the smallest to adopt a Fairness ordinance banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Vicco has a population of around 334...and an openly gay mayor.
Props to the people of Vicco, too!
WHERE YOU LIVE may affect how long you live. And WV doesn't come off too good from this look.
PATRIOT COAL. Union miners are voting today on a proposed agreement with Patriot Coal (search Patriot Coal in upper left corner for more information). I'm not sure how the vote will go but if I was a gambling man I'd say it will pass. The big news is that the UMWA leadership got a better deal for its members than a federal bankruptcy judge after the judge's ruling.
MEDICAID, PRISONS, DRUG ABUSE. An audit from Oregon suggests that the former will help reduce problems with the other two. And save millions.
GOAT ROPE ADVISORY LEVEL: ELEVATED
Props to the people of Vicco, too!
WHERE YOU LIVE may affect how long you live. And WV doesn't come off too good from this look.
PATRIOT COAL. Union miners are voting today on a proposed agreement with Patriot Coal (search Patriot Coal in upper left corner for more information). I'm not sure how the vote will go but if I was a gambling man I'd say it will pass. The big news is that the UMWA leadership got a better deal for its members than a federal bankruptcy judge after the judge's ruling.
MEDICAID, PRISONS, DRUG ABUSE. An audit from Oregon suggests that the former will help reduce problems with the other two. And save millions.
GOAT ROPE ADVISORY LEVEL: ELEVATED
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