'Indy Timeline' of Upcoming Events Bipartisan majority defeats city ordinance...
[excerpted from the Indianapolis Star]"The City-County Council voted 18-11 to kill a proposal that would have prohibited workplace discrimination against gays and transgender individuals. Here is the tally:"
Yes -- 11
Greg Bowes (D), Rozelle Boyd (D), Vernon Brown (D), Lonnell Conley (D), Monroe Gray (D), Scott Keller (R), Dane Mahern (D), Angela Mansfield (D), Jackie Nytes (D), William Oliver (D),Joanne Sanders (D).
No -- 18
Patrice Abduallah (D), Philip Borst (R), James Bradford (R), Virginia Cain (R), Bob Cockrum (R), Susie Day (R), Sherron Franklin (D), Ron Gibson (D), Lance Langsford (R), Lynn McWhirter (R), Mary Moriarty Adams (D), Marilyn Pfisterer (R), Lincoln Plowman (R), Isaac Randolph (R), Earl Salisbury (R), Scott Schneider (R), Mike Speedy (R), Steve Talley (D).
(Mayor) "Peterson said Monday he supported the ordinance and said he lobbied for it over the weekend."
[continue reading article at IndyStar.com]
You really have to admire those who crossed 'political' lines to vote their consciences -- and that goes both ways -- it speaks well for the type of people we have on the council, even if we wished they'd have all voted to 'our way' of thinking.
[IMHO] One disappointment though, is that the Indianapolis Star intentionally or unintentionally ran a headline that missed the heart of the issue... should there be SPECIAL protections afforded to gays? Did their headline ... "Council rejects plan to protect rights of gays"... perhaps betray an editorial bias? Connotation is everything -- Such a headline appeared to fail to live up to our expectations of the Star's professional standards.
posted by IndyChristian @ 10:50 AM
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