The Domestic Partner Benefits & Obligations Act, which would make available to the partners of gay federal employees the same benefits available to the spouses of straight employees, was introduced last week. Frank says they “have a shot” at passing that bill, but really can’t even guess at when. But Frank also added that supporters of the Uniting American Families Act “don’t have a shot” at passing that during this session of Congress.
“You got two very tough issues — the rights of same-sex couples and immigration,” he said. “You put them in the same bill and it becomes impossible. We just don’t have the votes for it.”
So there you are kids. Our “supposed” timeline of certain Bills that might or might not be passed and might or might not be soon. WE MUST DEMAND OUR OWN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT and we MUST DO SO ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
We need to start concentrating on Washington. THAT should be our main focus, If our “organizations” want to keep proceeding proceed state by state and bill by bill. Let them But we need to add other strategies and other pressures. We need to take Washington AND THE Federal Government to task. We need to go back to our past to win this fight. Stand UP! Protest, Fight, Bitch, Moan, Be Relentless. It is truly the only way that we will win FULL Equal Rights and Liberties in our lifetime.
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