Sunday, January 11, 2015

No review for Idaho

Gov. Butch Otter of Idaho had asked the entire 9th Circuit to review his state's ban on same-sex marriage. He really doesn't like it. He got the support of three judges, but that was not enough to get a reconsideration.



Last year Starkville, Mississippi, which is next to Mississippi State University, approved a statement of support for LGBT equality (but not a ban on discrimination?) and gave benefits to partners of employees. Two weeks after the benefits were approved a group of city aldermen voted to repeal the benefits. The mayor, Parker Wiseman, vetoed the repeal. One of the aldermen switched sides, so there weren't enough votes for an override.

But the switch was unswitched and now they do. So both the benefits and the show of support were repealed in a closed door meeting with no public record. The mayor again vetoed, this time naming names and decrying the secrecy. A great guy for our side. Alas, if the coalition holds an override is possible.

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