[Vision2020] Pocatello rejects anti-discrimination law

[Tom Hansen]

On the "good news" side of this article (Listen up, Judd Wilson) . . .

There exists a community, right here in Idaho, that will welcome (with open arms) the anti-gay culture (for lack of a more appropriate term).

Let me know if you need bus fare, ok?

Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
 

On Apr 19, 2013, at 10:59 AM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Pocatello Rejects Gay Rights Ordinance In Close Vote
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> By JESSICA ROBINSON
> An ordinance to ban discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people failed in the city council of Pocatello, Idaho Thursday. The close vote was a setback for gay rights advocates, as Jessica Robinson reports.
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> The Pocatello City Council heard testimony from the public on April 4.
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>   Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad cast the deciding “no” vote, making it four against, three in favor. The ordinance would have made it a misdemeanor to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Those voting no said they didn't reach their decision easily.
> Billie Johnson was among the crowd of people that packed into council chambers to watch the vote. She says the decision is disheartening to her and others in the gay community.
> Johnson: “I'm not clear whether it's Pocatello that isn't ready or Pocatello's leadership that isn't ready.”
> The anti-discrimination measure was a tough sell in this heavily Mormon section of Idaho.
> The city ordinance also attracted opposition from a Washington, D.C. religious liberty law firm called The Becket Fund. An attorney with the group wrote the law could be a “liability” for Pocatello.
> The city’s mayor has asked for a new anti-discrimination ordinance to be written that is less controversial.
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