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August 27, 2009 in Region
Supporters of gay partnerships sue over referendum
OLYMPIA — Supporters of the state’s expanded domestic partnership law are suing elections officials, hoping to keep a referendum of the law off the November ballot.
Washington Families Standing Together sued Secretary of State Sam Reed in King County Superior Court on Thursday.
The case was assigned to King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector. Hearings are expected early next week.
Another group, called Protect Marriage Washington, wants a public vote on the expanded partnerships, in hopes of overturning broader domestic partnerships for gay couples.
Partnership opponents turned in more than 137,000 petition signatures last month in their effort to make the ballot. The secretary of state’s office says the signature checking process should be completed by Tuesday.
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SugarShane on August 27 at 10:25 p.m.
Gays have every right to be as miserable as the rest of us that are married. All you so called Christians that oppose it ought to do some research on the subject. Until about 1200 the church rejected the idea of marriage. Now people act like the church invented it. Originally a contract of ownership, yea thats right ownership “who gives this woman to this man”. Get with the times, the bible was written about 40-70 years after Jesus died and was edited many times by the church and men, yet people believe it to be infallable. Any book that teaches hate and bigotry for your fellow man, someone is just not interpreting the messages correctly. You dont get to pick and choose what you like out of it. I suppose you all tithe 10% of your earnings to the church as well right? Oh no, thats outdated, I cant afford to right now. Oh so we can make exceptions to the bible when it suits our purpose huh? Oh well jeez, I guess I am a christian after all.
Jimmy on August 27 at 11:39 p.m.
Sorry that your marriage is miserable Shane. Sorry also that you’ve seem to have had a bad christian/church experience. Actually, the idea of marriage is found in Genesis chapter 2 (not just in the New Testament written 40 years after Jesus) and has been evident, in some form or another, in every culture throughout history - always between a man and a woman. There have also been homosexuals throughout history, just not homosexual marriages. Where is hate and bigotry advocated in the Bible? Curious to know where you’ve read it.
sledmike on August 28 at 6:43 a.m.
When the intimidation of old ladies signing petitions fails, call in the lawyers. Scary. Shane0312, why the anger? Somehow calling names and making baseless accusations lessens the strength of your argument. In fact, it makes it little more than a rant. Please remember, I respect your choice and have tolerance of your lifestyle but please remember to be tolerant of my choice of what I consider normal. Thats the underlying reason for this anyway, isn’t it? You don’t want to be accepted with tolerance, you want to be considered normal.
You’ll notice I did not involve churches. I don’t attend a church so I have no need of standing on a pulpit (or kicking it over either). Your choice is YOUR choice. I guess I am somewhat mystified by how all the parts fit anyway….sorry.