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Posted by: david_nwpa 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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A three judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering the merits of a lawsuit brought by conservative groups seeking to revive last year's failed referendum on Oregon's domestic partnership law.

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david_nwpa1 month, 2 weeks ago

The cons simply will not quit on this issue and neither will gays and lesbians. It is purely prejudicial behavior that keeps them motivated. The lower court already ruled that gays and lesbians have rights and that the Oregon law passes Constitutional muster. The cons had their chance to defeat civil rights and they lost.
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hamy1 month, 2 weeks ago

Instead of using all of that energy and money to deny benefits to people, why don't these "conservatives" try to make their own communities better? Why don't they spend some time with their families that they are so concerned about?
Seems like a much better use of time.
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  tkyrchncs1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  Sheesh, hamy, you want them to go home and teach this crap to their children, and perpetuate this willful ignorance another generation? Let them come on out and pick on ME. I'm a big boy, well armed against idiots.
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nothingpetty1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Under the partnership law, couples who register are guaranteed the right to visit partners in hospital and make medical decisions, file joint state tax returns, and have joint health insurance plans or take sick leave to care for their partners"
Somebody tell me how this threatens society? Hetero marriage?
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