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October 22, 2009 in City
Group wants to hide donors in R-71 campaign
The Spokesman-Review
OLYMPIA — A political action committee opposed to Washington state’s expanded partnerships for gay couples has sued in federal court, arguing it should be exempt from the state’s campaign finance laws.
The Family PAC filed a lawsuit late Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. The group has not yet registered with the state’s Public Disclosure Commission. It wants the court to allow it to accept contributions of more than $5,000, and to be exempt from having to report donor’s names.
Referendum 71 asks voters to approve or reject the “everything but marriage” law, which grants registered domestic partners additional rights currently given only to married couples. Opposite-gender seniors also can register as domestic partners.
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opeled on October 22 at 1:51 p.m.
You have to have a money trail to prevent crime..
spokanecougar on October 22 at 2:09 p.m.
Why are these people so afraid of gay people?
spokanada on October 22 at 2:11 p.m.
Because they can and they have nothing better to do. I haven’t heard any argument without religious undertones that makes any sense whatsoever.
Pat O'Leary on October 22 at 5:50 p.m.
I guess this will be the end of open government if the courts allow this to occur. We passed the open government act for a reason but apparently the hate merchants of the right prefer that we not know who their sponsors are. The courts ruled for them in the petition case and this may be next. This secrecy is reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan and their white sheets. If you want to hate others at least have the courage of your convictions and tell us who you are. Cowards!!!!!
Believer on October 22 at 6:15 p.m.
Why is it that anyone who takes a different perspective must be full of hate? I signed the petition for my own reasons and also because I believe that something of this magnitude should be decided by the people. Isn’t that what the democratic republic process is all about? And yet, because I chose to participate in the law-making process, I am now opened up to hate-mongering from the other side? Now what sense does that make? By the way, I don’t hate gay people. I don’t agree nor participate in that lifestyle but I don’t have to. I don’t hate people who drink. I don’t agree nor participate in that lifestyle either. I can disagree with someone over something and not hate. My question is……Can you?
wsu1983 on October 22 at 7:02 p.m.
Believer,
what gives you the right to vote on my life (NOT lifestyle) and quality of life? I am in a domestic partnership of 6+ years, have two teenaged sons, 2 Masters degrees and a career. Don’t give me crap about “the sanctity of marriage”, the US divorce rate is 50%, and for 2nd and 3rd marriages higher than that. I want to have all the legal protections and benefits that other couples do as an American tax-payer. I know straight married couples who are swingers and adulterers, yet I don’t propose voting against them. Life is short, we all want to find love and share it with another adult human being that we are attracted to. The fact is, there are different sexual orientations, but the common denominator of them all is love and attraction.
spokanada on October 22 at 8:41 p.m.
Believer, you don’t hate gate people but rather you chose to discriminate against them.
spokanada on October 22 at 8:42 p.m.
Good point about the drinking. Are you going to sponsor an iniative that prevents to adults whodrink from marrying each other?
Believer on October 22 at 9:16 p.m.
What gives me the right to vote my conscience? Are you for real? I am not attacking anyone here but you are. How is standing up for my right to vote and my own moral compass discriminating against them? People say that I should not foist my morality on them, yet they are foisting their morality on me. What is the difference? I am not asking to find out who is voting for any initiatives because it is none of my business. I truthfully don’t want to know because I cannot see what good can come from it. I am not full of hate. And I have no issue with any person. Yet you have never met me and are passing judgment upon me for my opinion? Who is full of hate and judgment here? Why is your way the “right” way? On what historical principle do you base your opinion? Or is it just because that is the way you want it so everyone must bend to your will? Why is that okay?
Rifleman__Dodd on October 22 at 9:39 p.m.
Believer must be Penny Lancaster or any of the other bigots that hate anyone unlike themselves.
Believer on October 22 at 9:40 p.m.
Who is spewing hate here? I can’t say that it would be me. I have attacked no one. I guess your definition and mine are light years apart.
spokanada on October 22 at 10:21 p.m.
Believer, you are voting to discriminate against others. Why do you want us to feel sorry for you?
I am not the one full of hate. You need to take a look in the mirror and ask yourself what you are accomplishing by making that vote.
nslopeofw on October 22 at 10:46 p.m.
I got to go with Believer on this one. You all are attacking him/her, tossing the “hate” label, and just being rude. Perhaps, you all could explain why this needs to be passed. Explain why he/she needs to give partners the same rights. Explain the benefit to the partner, versus what exists now. And, see if you can do it without the venom used so far.
Megan_B on October 27 at 11:35 a.m.
What it comes down to is fairness. It is not fair that is should cost more for a couple to be together because they don’t have the choice to marry. e.g. expenses come in the costs of adoption fees, having to buy double insurance, not being able to pass pension/retirement on to partner after death, etc. Marriage isn’t included, just the financial benefits of. Expenses can be as small as not being able to share your employee discount with your partner (as most married couples can) to having to buy double the health care insurance (which is hard when one partner has good employer based insurance, and the other not-so-much - if any).
My boyfriend and I are waiting to get married until we can save up enough for a nice wedding. Even during this shot enough time in-between there are conflicts such as these that we have to deal with until we can get the official marriage certificate. I can’t even imagine how heartbreaking it must be to not even have the option to do something as simple as get your partner on your dental insurance plan.
r71 on November 03 at 11:12 p.m.
People think, what will your children learn in school?
Why did God destroyed Sodom and Gomorra?
the anwser is that they had to much sin, God say that same sex marrige is a sin; therefore, what do you think will happen to Washington and all USA, and all the world?
As God wish it will be!
Everything is in God’s hands!
Maybe the world is going to an end? how knows.
But if it went to this issue it is going to end very soon.
And if it is going to end then I know I am ready, i believe that God sent his only Son Jesus to die for me on the cross and He saved me from my sins.