Politics Something Else They’re Doing In Olympia
posted by on January 28 at 15:15 PM
I promised I’d say more about the domestic partnership bill.
As I Slogged on Friday, there’s a whole new batch of rights that this year’s domestic partners bill would add on to the list of rights that couples got last year.
Last year, the state created a domestic partnership registry and granted about 23 of the rights that married couples have, including hospital visitation and allowing partners to give informed consent in medical decisions, make funeral arrangements, and inherit property in the absence of a will.
This year’s bill would add about 174 more rights (there are 480 total). Some of the new rights in this year’s bill are the right to go to family court when dissolving a partnership, the right to transfer property between partners without paying real estate excise taxes, the right to share nursing home rooms and private nursing home visits, and the right to exclude your house as an asset when applying for Medicaid funding for nursing home residency.
That last one may sound a bit confusing, but it’s a big deal. Medicaid covers a portion of nursing home expense based on an individual’s assets, and won’t count their house as an asset—which would otherwise ratchet down the financial aid—if their spouse is still living in the house. This would give gay and lesbian domestic partners the same treatment.
Meanwhile, there are 3,247 registered domestic partnerships in the state right now (since the law passed last year). And there are couples in every legislative district in the state including places like Monroe (39 couples), Yakima (9 couples) and Wenatchee (17).
Seattle leads the way, of course, with 1,101 couples registered—where 52% of the couples are gay and 45% are lesbian. (2% are hetero senior couples). Statewide, lesbians make up 53% of the registered couples while gay men make up 39% of the couples.
You know, if we had Sen Clinton in charge in WA state, you'd be getting exactly Zero of these rights.
Just saying.
It's called "Triangulation" or the strangulation of people with triangles and rainbows on their cars.
Hillary Clinton defines what a wimp you become when you don't have any balls.
As for the DPB, I predict Dan will chime in and say it's not enough (which it actually isn't) moan about how he should be able to be married (again, he would be correct) but then bitch about how marriage is so pedestrian and stupid.
Marriage is stupid, ecce. People who engage in commitment to one another are losers. Unless it's me, whenever I make that decision (again). Then it will be socially acceptable again.
Poe,
You offer nothing to any discussion.
You are a stupid fucking troll.
The right to exclude your house as an asset when applying for Medicaid funding for nursing home residency???
Woo hoo!
And I too love that, @5. Sweet!
I'd mention the old saw, "it takes one to know one", ecce, but that would be stating the obvious.
And, can I take it from the remainder of 100%-(53%+39%) that statewide roughly 8% of registered domestic partnerships are hets? Are they ALL old folks?
@7,
yes & yes.
Man, why are there 8 percent? I mean, seriously, isn't getting old all about the massive amounts of sex you get?
(based on my mom's stories for years about what really goes on in retirement homes)
For straight folks, age 62 and over.
Older, yes.
And yes they fuck a lot, though most youngsters don't want to vision that scene.
Ya know, my aunt just got married to her partner last Saturday, I was just happy to see her happy. I know all rights are needed for gay couples, so what do we do then, besides bitch?
I am awesome. Bow.
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