Nancy Pelosi Has Ten Gay Activists Arrested Rather Than…
posted 19th March 2010 in Activism, Democrats, Legislation, Politics, Sex and Gender by Jim
… rather than bring non-discrimination legislation to the floor of the House.
The ten arrested activists represented organizations that were promised H.R. 3017 (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act) would be brought to the floor of the House last year. It didn’t happen. It’s still not happening. The bill, which would prohibit hiring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, is stuck in committee. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is keeping it there because she says the time still isn’t right.
The activists had appointments at Pelosi’s offices in San Francisco and Washington. They showed up, sat down and asked Pelosi to make a choice: bring H.R. 3017 to the floor, get used to the activists sitting in as a reminder on the bill, or have the police haul them out and arrest them.
Pelosi called in the police to make arrests.
Back to business as usual.
Tags: arrests, discrimination, gay, h.r. 3017, job discrimination, lgbt, nancy pelosi, sit in
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And yet, I’m sure she gets misty-eyed when she listens to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech or reminisces about her days working with Harvey Milk. Does she realize that when it comes to civil rights, the only differences between her and Bull Connor are dogs and fire hoses? The ONLY differences. Think about it, Pelosi.
nancy has a lot on her mind right now, come back next week.
jim, what? not one word about the health care reform bill? can we even get a watered down reform passed? are you with maintaining the status quo? this has been an enormous battle and to walk away with nothing now will mean the end of any chance for health care, probably in my lifetime. maybe, younger people have a different take, like “i’m going to live forever”. news flsh: not without health care.
1. None of us is going to live forever, period.
2. Health care reform is getting plenty of mainstream media coverage. ENDA? Not so much.
3. I think there are some legitimate concerns about this plan and problems with it from a liberal point of view. I’m not ready to jump on the gung-ho rah-rah bandwagon because MoveOn tells me to.
I over heard today that Government Healthcare would negitivly impact Government backed student loans. Doesnt seem to make sense but I figured I would askl if any of you knew anything about this. Surly this is just a crazy rumor with no base in fact? I dont see anything on it
Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander and allies are rolling that out. It’s “trueish”: one provision would raise student loan interest rates under one provision if private banks wanted to lend because banks charge more interest than the federal government… what Lamar Alexander ignores is the many tens of billions saved on other provisions in student loans to offer additional federal student loans so that students wouldn’t need to borrow privately. So it’s true like it’s true that I have only one eye… on the left side of my face.
there are legitimate concerns from the right as well, but, i’m not jumping on the rah-rah “we hope obama fails” bandwagon. i know you prefer irregular storylines and this health care bill and the drama surrounding “parliamentory procedures” could use some irregular perspectives.
I don’t hope Obama fails. I want Obama to do what he promised… and in too many cases, he’s actively pursuing the opposite of what he promised.
Ramone, the health care storyline has come so unraveled, it’s not really worth much writing about, in my opinion. A particular survey about health care reform has a much better storyline, however, and so a story about that is coming right up.
the best way to health care is to take care of yourself.
If you don’t, you’re dead, but so what?
What’s wrong with being dead. We’re all going to die anyway.
I smootch Nietsche.