A conversation with Seattle
“Undecided,” at 34 percent, is comfortably in the statistical lead in Seattle’s mayoral race, with the incumbent, Mike McGinn, in second at 15 percent (tied with former King County Executive Ron Sims, who hasn’t announced but feels there’s less “wow” here). Continue reading “Undecided” Leads by Wide Margin in Seattle’s Mayoral Race
The Senate’s Wednesday-night passage of legislation legalizing gay marriage in Washington State means that now the House of Representatives will have a chance to vote, sometime within the next few days to a week. The Senate’s 28-21 vote represented the larger hurdle–supporters are confident they have more than enough votes in the House.
Senate Bill 6239, publicly supported by Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Vulcan, opens the definition of marriage to between “two persons” (with the U.S. Supreme Court we have, this phrasing does open the door to corporate marriage). Continue reading Amid Celebration, Gay Marriage in Washington State Could Be Delayed by Referendum
“It’s time, it’s the right thing to do, and I will introduce a bill to do it,” lame duck Washington state Governor Gregoire said yesterday, announcing her intention to bring legislation permitting same-sex marriages in our state. “I say that as a wife, a mother, a student of the law, and above all as a Washingtonian with a lifelong commitment to equality and freedom. Some say domestic partnerships are the same as marriage. That’s a version of the discriminatory ‘separate but equal’ argument.” Continue reading After 7 Years, Governor Gregoire “Gets” Gay Marriage