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Thursday, February 2, 2012

LGBTQITSLFA / Olympia "That one half of one percent is the reason that we exist, it the reason this chamber is here," by Washington State Senator Ed Murray

Posted by Eli Sanders on Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:50 PM

Yet another great clip from last night. This one begins with Senator Don Benton (R-17) promoting an unfriendly amendment to the marriage bill that would have immediately put the bill up for a vote of the people. After Benton launches into a rambling discourse on how gay people are only .5 percent of the population—and therefore it should be fine to put their rights up for a vote of the people, and also something about the laws of gravity—Senator Ed Murray (D-43) rises to remind Senator Benton what representative democracy is all about:

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Eli, thanks so much for getting these up.

I was one of the folks who couldn't watch last night's festivities, and Sen. Murray's speech (and Sen. Pflug's) was one of the main ones I wanted to hear...

Thanks!

Posted by merry on February 2, 2012 at 1:30 PM

So, he says that it's not a significant change because it only effects .5% of the population, but it's such a significant change that it needs to be a referendum for everyone in the whole state to vote?

Posted by stealingzen on February 2, 2012 at 1:34 PM

@1: Glad to hear. Pflug's speech coming up later today...

Posted by Eli Sanders

on February 2, 2012 at 1:37 PM

Benton's speech brought out a lot of fury in the overflow room at the capitol last night. What a condescending bastard.

Is it just me, or does he look like he should be holding a big white cat?

Posted by srslywut on February 2, 2012 at 3:15 PM

It's so important that we have to vote on it, but feel good about voting it down because it only affects a few isolated perverts anyway.

Posted by Daddy Love on February 2, 2012 at 3:47 PM

If marriage exists without legislation, then repeal all the State's marriage legislation and the rights and responsibilities that go with it, and see where common law marriage gets you.

Posted by the idiot formerly known as kk on February 3, 2012 at 12:04 PM