UPDATED: A Pennsylvania Outing: Bill SB 707
I spend a fair amount of time in Harrisburg. I know who is closeted. Any closeted Senator who votes for Eichelberger’s bill will be outed. I also know a State Senator who is wildly homophobic and is also an alcoholic. One of her rants will also be made public depending on her vote. This is fair warning.
via The Pennsylvania Progressive:: The State Senate’s Bigotry.
What do you think? Is this fair?
The bill they are voting on is a “marriage protection bill” that will protect marriage from gay people who would like to destroy it marry.
UPDATE:
The bill has been tabled by a vote of 8-6. No word yet from The Pennsylvania Progressive as to whether he needs to make good on his threat.
An interesting quote, in light of the threat:
“We knew this was coming in the last couple of days because some of the people had switched their votes,” Eichelberger said, noting that even though the table motion could allow for the bill to be resurrected before the end of this session, that’s not going to happen. “The people who voted for this were voting to kill it. That’s the realistic picture. Why they did it, I don’t know, because they are some of the people who were in support of this effort in the past.”
from Philadelphia Gay News
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Four years ago we outed a powerful State Senator when he voted three times (twice in Committee) for this amendment. Voting against one’s own interests, we feel, is news. Voting against one’s community, we feel, is news. Any closeted State Senators who vote for discrimination are making news.
John Morgan
16 Mar 10 at 10:42
Oh yeah, absolutely — out the traitors. I’m totally on board with that. You’re a bit of a hero in my mind for making the threat.
CanuckJacq
16 Mar 10 at 10:45
AGREED! OUT them ALL! The time for being Nice is OVER!
Disgusted American
16 Mar 10 at 14:06
And again,I am eternally grateful to live in Canada, where issues like this simply seem silly. That said, any pol who is gay, and votes against gay rights issues, is a traitor, and deserve no mercy!
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