June 18, 2008
Oregon Bigots Fail… Again! w00t!
Opponents of Oregon gay rights law abandon repeal effort
SALEM — Social conservatives and church groups are admitting defeat in their efforts to collect signatures for initiatives to repeal two Oregon gay rights laws in this November’s election.
The campaigns were aimed at derailing a domestic partnership law and another new law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. Both were enacted by the 2007 Legislature.
Opponents say they are dropping their efforts to qualify the repeal initiatives for this fall’s ballot because neither has received a state-approved ballot title and the deadline for turning in signatures is only a few weeks away — July 3rd.
Former state Sen. Marylin Shannon, a Brooks Republican who was co-sponsor of the measure to repeal the domestic partnership law, said opponents aren’t going to give up and will work to place a repeal measure on the 2010 ballot.
“There should be a vote of the people on this,” Shannon said. …
Yeah, as soon as gay and lesbian Oregonians can vote on your marriage, Marilyn — and vote to deny employment and housing to hate-filled bigots… like you.
Filed under: Marriage, Oregon, Radical Religious Right, Republicans
