When I first campaigned around this issue in Nevada's "No On 2" back in 2000, I recall the anti-queer talking point that gone thrown back at us so often... "this isn't about domestic partner benefits or medical decision making... it's just about the definition of marriage."

People believed them.

Now, I hope that the general public starts to become aware just how discriminatory, hateful and hypocritical these liars are.

And the solution to these kind people is to leave children and families without health coverage. Yep, they sure have the high ground on family values.

They are saying the same thing about the amendment in Florida, which is on the ballot in November.

And they said the same thing in Indiana....

No matter what they said in Michigan, it was their idea all along to get rid of those benefits. They don't care who gets sick, as long as they can punish people who don't participate in het marriage.

You're right, Alex. We used the Michigan lawsuit as an example of what would happen in Indiana if they adopted similar language here. While I sympathize with my neighboring state, I have to admit a perverse joy in being correct. Perhaps our legislators will catch a clue now...

Want to really strengthen families and protect children? Ban divorce.

I'm really liking the idea some politicians in Broward County have to divide Florida into 2 states. Those of us in the urban, cultured, civilized State of South Florida will do just fine without the discrimination of the yahoos in north Florida. And I nominate Waymon as the Governor of the great State of South Florida!

Dianne-

Don't we already have a gay governor? oh wait...

:)

It may come as a surprise to many unfamiliar with the way legislative and constitutional language is interpreted, but it isn't all that unusual for courts to do their own thing concerning what language means and consider irrelavent what the proponents said about it prior to enactment. Indiana, for example, has a fairly strong set of precedents which say essentially that.

Lesson learned: If proponents of something say it won't do this or that, then insist they put those plain words into what they are offering. Let's keep the "bait and switch" game confined at best to car and kitchen knife sales.

Waymon, don't be so silly. We can have the closeted Gayvenor in the State of North Florida and the out Gayvenor in the State of South Florida.

Due the the inherent differences of most people from each part of the state I believe dividing Florida into 2 completely separate states is a great idea.