DEMS Keep promised and Cheated Colorado with Civil Union

The Democrats that took over the House in the last election in Colorado quickly fulfilled a promised they made while running. The Governor is expected to signed the legislation and so Colorado becomes a state with Civil Union.

I would imagine that when DOMA comes down either now or when the homophobe supreme  or supremes die of old age Colorado would be in limbo and would have to pass new legislation to be in par with gay marriage being accepted in the national level. That is if they still have a friendly legislature and governor and bring the state to have gay marriage so those couples would have the same rights as married couples. 

I don’t know what is, in the future, or how laws will be written. I can only speculate; But Im speculating according to how things are and how the waves of legislation tend to go, meaning laws have to be specific to include everyone in legislation or not everyone is cover.

To bring it to light it seems like this particular state went the way of New Jersey who has found out that Civil Unions, which is done to satisfy some homophobes or should I say semi homophobes? that believe that gays should have some rights but don’t deserve all the rights because they are "g a y"

I remember how happy I was for NJ when the law of Civil Unions was passed into law to latter find out that this law sucked! Can’t put it in a nicer way and gay New Jersey-ians agree because they have been trying to change it to gay marriage. I know some people are saying that is better to get a piece of the pie than no pie at all but I think it’s unjust and unhealthy for our community to see straights stuffed them selves while we watch with a little piece that only makes some homophobe politicians safe face and say, well we gave you some.  All this process what it does is to gives us more desire for what should be ours because we are no less of a people than anyone else.

I truly believe that any gay leader that says he or she is fighting for civil unions should step down and let someone who fights for equal rights take the helm. If the majority of the state don’t see it now, well we can only keep harping on until things change and we know that no injustice last forever. This particular one of denying us civil rights has lasted for too long, but has been our responsibility. People only get in life what they fight for.  You can’t fight while stuck in a closet or in a straight marriage because you have tied yourself to the status quo.

Below the On line Athens .com net newspaper in which Civil Unions are praised like it was a miracle that they got that. I say from  a Democratic Legislature and friendly Governor this s what you got?

Good Luck Colorado!
Adam Gonzalez for adamfoxie*

 The vote punctuates a dramatic political shift in Colorado, where voters approved a gay-marriage ban seven years ago — meaning civil unions are the only option for gay couples in the state for now. That could change with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage bans in the coming months.

"We really do stand on the edge of history," said Democratic Rep. Pete Lee. "For some in this chamber, this is the reason why we are here."

Applause erupted as the bill won final passage Tuesday on a 39-26 House vote, with two Republicans joining all Democrats to approve it.

House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, and House Minority leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, talk during debate on the Civil Unions Bill in the House Chamber at the Capitol on Monday, March 11, 2013. The proposal got initial approval with a voice vote in the Democratic-controlled House on Monday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper has said he plans to sign civil unions into law. It's not clear yet when that will happen, but the law will take effect May 1.

Once the measure is signed, Colorado will join a dozen other states that have civil unions or similar laws. Six states allow gay marriage.

The bill's approval underscores the changing political climate in a western state that traditionally has had deep conservative roots but has become more moderate over the past decade.

In 1992, Colorado voters approved a ban on municipal anti-discrimination laws to protect gays. Four years later, the U.S. Supreme Court said the law, known as Amendment 2, was unconstitutional, but not before some branded Colorado a "hate state.” 

Democrats now control both chambers of the Legislature, and the party elected Colorado's first gay House speaker.

Democrats campaigned on civil unions and rallied voter support in November's elections after Republicans last year used their one-vote majority in the House to prevent the measure from being debated.

"I ask for a `yes' vote for love, a `yes' vote for family, and a `yes' vote for equal protection," Democratic House Speaker Mark Ferrandino said Monday before a preliminary vote on the bill.

The proposal has been one of the most emotional and contentious of the last three sessions. Gay couples have urged lawmakers to pass the bill, saying it would grant them legal protections they don't have because they're not allowed to marry.

Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, speaks against the Civil Unions Bill in the House Chamber at the Capitol on Monday, March 11, 2013. The proposal got initial approval with a voice vote in the Democratic-controlled House on Monday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Democrats had enough votes last year to pass the bill, but Republicans refused to bring it up for debate, killing it and several other bills in the waning hours of the session.

Republicans have argued the bill undermines the institution of marriage and provides no religious exemptions for those opposed to civil unions.

"What I am concerned about is really this hostility, this lack of tolerance towards deeply held religious beliefs," said Republican Rep. Amy Stephens, who was the GOP House leader last year.

Democrats contend that the Republican suggestions to amend the bill would open the door to discrimination.