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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:05 PM Mar 2014

Democratic Asshole of the Week...KY Governor Steve Beshear

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a decision granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states and countries after the attorney general announced that he would not pursue the case further.

Conway said at a news conference that he decided he would not appeal the case because "I would be defending discrimination. That I will not do."

Minutes later, Beshear said in a written statement that the potential for "legal chaos is real" if a delay is not issued in the case while it is appealed. He noted litigation over gay marriage in other states and said the issue should be ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court

http://news.yahoo.com/ky-outside-counsel-gay-marriage-case-161606036.html

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Democratic Asshole of the Week...KY Governor Steve Beshear (Original Post) joeybee12 Mar 2014 OP

He may be an asshole on one issue..but...not all...????read this: Stuart G Mar 2014 #1

Stuart G

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1. He may be an asshole on one issue..but...not all...????read this:

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Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:08 PM

Mar 2014

Earlier this year, Gov. Beshear announced the inclusion of 308,000 more Kentuckians in the federal Medicaid health insurance program, and launched the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. The Medicaid expansion, together with the creation of the exchange, will ensure that, for the first time in history, every Kentuckian will have access to affordable health insurance...............................

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