Civil Unions or Gay Rights Executive order could be coming tomorrow

"In the evening, the President will deliver brief remarks and sign a Presidential Memorandum regarding federal benefits and non-discrimination in the Oval Office. This event is pooled press."

.... dont ruin everyone's fun. ;)

... and if it makes you feel any better, I didn't get the visitor list flap at first either .... but I didn't have the balls to ask about it. :)

I dont actually have ANY balls, but that's a whole 'nother matter.

This is a step, and not a small one as some may want to argue.

..... they know how to handle PR.

A press event to cover something that only effects the Oval Office .... love it .... there is ONE place where he is lord and master, and that's the Oval Office ... he can assure non-discrimination with a stroke of a pen .... snap of a finger, what have you .... and he's doing it.

Unfortunately, it's not that simple when it comes to the rest of the free world.

include health care benefits.

I guess that would cost the government too much...

That's okay, just let us not pay taxes and we will get our own health benefits.

It has been anything except fun. The remark is insensitive.

they've been saying it's coming for a while.

Would they? I don't think they would have to do it for that. Considering the State Department is allowing it without an executive order

it will be modeled on similar directives already in effect in many states and many multinational corporations.

the community has tomorrow as well.

:wtf: is he doing?????? Doesn't he realize that he'll be ruining his reputation as a Rick Warren-loving, uncaring, flip-flopping, anti-gay bigot with this action tomorrow!!!!


Do I really need a sarcasm tag?

Feel free to smile and dance, in the streets or where ever you like.

Do you guys think there must be a reason O hasn't been using that "stop loss thing" that executive order where he can stop the firing of gay military officials? I'm just wondering after this move.

federal partner benefits are a good thing, widely popular, almost completely non-controversial (except to the far right) and a way for him to unilaterally do something in the hopes of taking down the political heat a notch or two.

You can bet your ass Congress will continue to push off repealing DADT. It gives Congress an out. And its something the next President can simply overturn. To actually get it repealed it needs to be done in Congress and signed by Obama

if the next President is an asshole, he/she could take away partner benefits for Federal employees with the stroke of a pen.

Which is why Obama said he would rather have that done in Congress as well.

Oh noes!

Whereas an Executive Order becomes the land of the law until overturned.

Thanks, Mr. Obama.

in relation to gay rights.

pedophilia by the Obama Adminstration, there isn't any more "behind this" I need to see.

I'm sorry the jury is still out for you.

I've read the brief, SpartanDem, so don't try any bullshit with me.

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The *entire* brief was deeply offensive because it went way beyond the points the state needed to argue in order to just "show up."

Our rights would cost the government money? We are taxpayers who give more than our fair share and get considerably less than our fair share back from the government.

It looks like Obama isn't doing this on principle. He realizes how much we have personally given to Democratic politicians and how quickly that money could dissipate. Then there's the idiocy of this insulting brief coming out during gay pride month and Stonewall 40 to boot!

Every pride parade will, and ought to, turn into a protest.

Every wallet should be locked until the Obama administration starts taking a lead on human rights.