Bush Threatens Veto Against Bill That Funds District of Columbia--Because Bill No Longer Discriminates Against Gay Families

Posted by Kombiz Lavasany on June 27, 2007 at 02:22 PM

According to a statement on the White House website, President Bush is threatening to veto a bill which funds the District of Columbia because Democrats removed language that discriminated against same-sex couples. Pam writes:

How desperate is this man to gain a few approval points (with his Base abandoning him over immigration and Iraq)? The appropriate bill for the District of Columbia faces Dear Leader's pen because it contains a measure that supports a domestic partner registry that allows basic rights married couples take for granted.

Here's more on the legislation and the veto threat from the Human Rights Campaign.

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