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Friday, January 27, 2006
Ind. Law - More on: Anti-gay rights effort dies after brouhaha
Yesterday's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette story (see ILB entry here) was headlined "Anti-gay rights effort dies after brouhaha." Today the Journal Gazette has an editorial headed "A revealing stunt" about the inciduent. It beginss:
An ugly episode on the Indiana House floor ended with a whimper Wednesday, but it did not – and should not – go unnoticed. It spoke volumes about the motives of some who claim devotion to conservative ideals.Rep. Jeff Thompson’s amendment to an eminent domain bill would have banned Fort Wayne and other cities from enacting anti-gay discrimination ordinances. That’s right – a state lawmaker tried to strip from local governments the authority to set local employment rules.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 27, 2006 08:17 AM
Posted to Indiana Law