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Hawaii Governor Vetoes Civil-Unions Bill
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 07, 2010 05:15pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Suzanne Roig |
| Media | Weekly News Magazine - TIME Magazine |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 7, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | After weeks of lobbying and political maneuvering, the governor of the Aloha State vetoed a controversial measure Tuesday that would allow same-sex and unwed heterosexual couples the same protections under the law that married couples have.
Throughout the day on Tuesday, citizens on both sides of the issue protested at the Hawaii State Capitol building in Honolulu. Proponents of the bill wore rainbow leis and played music from the Rent soundtrack; opponents led prayer sessions and carried signs bearing slogans like "God loves you! So he sets boundaries."
But at 3 p.m. local time, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle delivered the news everyone had been waiting for when she announced she had vetoed the bill, citing a "flawed" legal process by which the measure was approved by state lawmakers 31 to 20 on the last day of the legislative session in April. Lingle, a 57-year-old Republican and Hawaii's first woman governor, said she felt lawmakers had denied the public the right to weigh in on the issue with their 11th-hour voting, and she recommended that the bill go to a national vote. Due to leave office in December after serving her two terms, Lingle had until Tuesday to sign the contentious measure into law, veto it or let it be approved without her signature. |
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