Hawaii Senate passes civil unions bill

[Lawrence Akutagawa]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/22/national/a154723S63.DTL

The Hawaii Senate approved same-sex civil unions Friday, potentially setting
up the measure for final passage as soon as next week.

The Senate passed the bill on an 18-7 vote, moving it to the House and
signaling that the Senate's Democratic majority has enough votes to override
a possible veto from Republican Gov. Linda Lingle.

The House has yet to decide if it will vote on the bill. House leaders say
they will take up the bill if they have a veto-proof two-thirds majority but
may let it die if they have only a small majority.

/snip - read the linked article/

[Jerry Okamura]

Another case where our elected representatives are ignoring the clear wishes
of the "people" of the State?

Post by Lawrence Akutagawa
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/22/national/a154723S63.DTL
The Hawaii Senate approved same-sex civil unions Friday, potentially setting
up the measure for final passage as soon as next week.
The Senate passed the bill on an 18-7 vote, moving it to the House and
signaling that the Senate's Democratic majority has enough votes to override
a possible veto from Republican Gov. Linda Lingle.
The House has yet to decide if it will vote on the bill. House leaders say
they will take up the bill if they have a veto-proof two-thirds majority but
may let it die if they have only a small majority.
/snip - read the linked article/