Sims: We’ll Continue To Listen
Before voting to reject Add the Words legislation, Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d’Alene, said, “This has been 21 hours of some very compassionate testimony and I’ve listened to it all. But you know, the time I spent on Idaho’s Human Rights Commission taught me that mediation and compassion can be effective for both sides. I’m sure that eventually the Idaho Human Rights Commission will be chosen to deal with this. But definitions do matter, especially when you have two sides. And I know that we can’t ever legislate self-worth. That’s something you build on every day. So I’ll be voting to hold it in committee. But I’m sure that eventually we’ll continue to listen and we’ll continue to work and the Human Rights Commission will deal with this.” More here.
Question: Anyone know what Sims meant when she said “eventually we’ll continue to listen”?
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