“The California Legislature made history Tuesday as the Assembly passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.”
I wish it were cheaper to live in California. What are the chances that Texas will wake up and do the right thing?
When Hell freezes over? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
But, this did give me hope:
Two of the lawmakers who switched their votes from abstain to “aye” said in floor speeches that they were glad for another chance.
Umberg elicited applause and whoops in the otherwise hushed chamber when he described why he had changed his mind. He said he had been “cajoled, been harassed, been harangued and been threatened” by friends over the issue.
“This is one of those times when history looks upon us to see where we are,” Umberg said. “Ten years from now, there are a handful of issues that history will record where we stood, and this is one of those issues.
“History will record whether we pushed a bit, took the lead to encourage tolerance, to encourage equality to encourage fairness,” he said.
“The constituency I’m concerned about is a very small one,” said Umberg, “and that’s the constituency of my three children, should they decide to look back on my record … and reflect on where I was when we could make a difference.”
Alliance of Free Blogs - I found You Know You Wanna while searching for kitty porn. No, that's not a typo.
Turns out I’m moving to San Antonio in January. I plan to Vote for Kinky myself.
Comment by Josh — September 8, 2005 @ 11:34 am
Unfortunately, it looks like Arnold is promising to veto it — not because he in particular is against it (he says), but because he feels it “would conflict with the intent of voters when they approved an initiative five years ago. Proposition 22 was placed on the ballot to prevent California from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries.”
I knew it was too good to be true, but at least we’re closer than we ever have been. I feel positive that it will eventually happen.
Comment by Baniarla — September 8, 2005 @ 12:08 pm
Josh - Why SA? It’s not a BAD place to live. I mean, at least you will be in Texas! But, there are better cities…
Baniarla - Bah! 5 years ago! Things change. I have to believe that it will eventually happen, if only for the sake of my own sense of hope.
Comment by Jaxia — September 9, 2005 @ 4:12 pm
I go where the job takes me. I dunno, I’m thinking about something around New Braunfels so
I can be within a decent drive to Austin, where I have friends. My brother and his family live in Ovilla, and that’s not too bad a drive either, so I’m not unhappy about it.
Comment by Josh — September 9, 2005 @ 7:43 pm