Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law 1364
joeszilagyi writes "In a major battle in Washington State, anti-gay rights groups created and got R-71 on the 2009 election ballot. This is a public initiative to put same-sex civil unions up for public vote. The real legal war then erupted: activists created WhoSigned.org to take advantage of WA state's Public Records Act, and put the names of all people who publicly endorsed R-71 on a public, SEO-optimized website. Lawsuits quickly followed, and today it reached the United States Supreme Court, in a matter of months. The records appear to have always been public, but have only been available in digital form since 2006. An assault on civil rights, an assault on marriage, or an assault on sunshine laws and freedom of information?"
This is insanity (Score:2, Funny)
Canada legalized gay marriage and now the TSX is 1500 points bigger than the DOW Jones.
The anti gay movement's logic is just about as valid as what I just said in favour of gay marriage.
International Audience (Score:3, Funny)
I'm probably the only one who read the title as beeing about Western Australia's debat about daylight savings.
Re:Turn the tables (Score:3, Funny)
WTF? (Score:4, Funny)
So what Judge Settle is saying here is that First Amendment rights mean that not only can you say whatever the hell you want, but no one is allowed to dislike you for saying it.
Linux sucks. Software patents are vital to innovation. Comcast provides great service. Long live the RIAA! SCO was right! Don't chill my First Amendment rights!
Re:Political correctness assaulting opposers (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, have you ever worked on Sunday? Why hasn't your church stoned you?
Working on Sunday is explicitly forbidden by the Bible, and the penalty is that your community must stone you to death.
Re:Turn the tables (Score:1, Funny)
oh, yeah, Rochester, that great metropolis of the north :-)
Re:The Law of Unintended Consequences (Score:5, Funny)
Hand me that petition; I'll sign it. I don't care if you marry another man, woman, or a whole bunch of women (harem), and I don't care if you find my name on it.
You may want to read the petition first, then, because it's supporting a referendum to REPEAL civil unions in Washington.
Re:The Law of Unintended Consequences (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, because historically we've had mobs of gay rights activists who have rioted, killed, and otherwise physically assaulted and intimidated straight folk. That's what "gay rage" means, right? ...
What? You mean it doesn't?