Comments on: More on the Hawaii Civil Unions Veto

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:02:47 +0000

What I found amazing about her comments was that she said that “this decision should not be left to one person”.

But it was.

One person overrode the decision of 49 people, most of whom are now going back to the people for their vote. She is not.

This is truly an example of one person unaccountable to the public who override a huge majority of the peoples’ representatives.

By: Joe in California

Joe in California — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:52:35 +0000

I applaud Democratic candidate Neil Abercrombie.
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Defense of Marriage Act on the Federal side of things should be repealed. Please President Obama, as you promised!

By: Neil D

Neil D — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:46:55 +0000

Backlash is hard to deal with. We think we’re pushing slowly, but we’re really going too fast for conservative America. Patience.

By: CB

CB — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:56:48 +0000

Imagine if the populus back in the late 1800′s/early 1900′s were allowed to vote on womans suffrage (vice it being legislative which would now be considered an activist legislature). Would that have been fair, since only men were allowed to vote? Isn’t this roughly the same thing, a majority (men/heterosexuals) voting on a minority (women’s right to vote/homosexuals)?

By: Lynn David

Lynn David — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:18:58 +0000

Same reasoning that brought about the vote in Maine. Plus the abortive reasoning that activist judges were to blame, and now activist legislatures. *sigh*