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Senate passes historic LGBT right-to-work act (ENDA)

Posted: Nov 8, 2013

Ten GOP Senators crossing the aisle to support civil rights is a lot these days. Of the 32 who voted against, through the entire process in the past days only one stood up to say why. No grandstanding for the electorate on this one.

Speaker of the House Boehner, still in thrall to the deep red wing of his party promises to stop it in the House., although he has enough votes to pass it.

“Anyone who is a student of history knows that our history books are littered with those public figures who said that we just can’t end that discrimination based on race, we can't end that discrimination based on age, based on disability, based on gender,” said Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). “Think about their place in history today, and I won’t recount their names. Speaker Boehner: Think about the party you belong to.”

In the meantime, good for the Senate.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/enda-vote-senate-99538.html#ixzz2k2yaEJxx

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Bleeping Boehner. - I wish I believed in karma.

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It wouldn't make the fact that it doesn't really exist any more true, but it might possibly give me a little comfort in situations like this.

He just can't get any points from his people for selfless patriotism - right now. Quite the contrary, and

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obviously he doesn't feel consoling himself that he did his best for his country would make up for losing his office either.

On the plus side for patriotism being abandoned by those who once claimed it for themselves only, for a long time the far right gave displaying the American flag bad associations--at least in my nice, urbane, diverse neighborhood if you didn't want cool glances and raised eyebrows from the neighbors. I always regretted that but wasn't acquainted with enough of the neighborhood for it to realize just what statement we would be making.

I think I'll go get one. You know the saying about how if there were no God Satan would have to assume his attributes? We need people to stand up FOR our country, not just change the subject when conversation heads the wrong direction at a party. Or think it's perfectly understandable for our leaders to protect their careers at the cost of failing their duty to everyone else.

are you saying you don't believe discrimination - really exists anymore?

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I said that I don't believe -karma- exists. - sm

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And "any more true" (amount), not "anymore" (time).

I said "Bleeping Boehner" because he's preventing the passage of legislation to help end discrimination, so of course I believe discrimination exists and am upset about -him- denying anything needs to be done about.

Sorry if my somewhat convoluted way of saying things was confusing. I used the nickname box for a continuation of my message, not a moniker-like saying.

to further clarify: -If- I did believe in karma, then I would possibly get some comfort out of the thought that Boehner would eventually get what he deserves for an action such as this one (among others). But I see too many innocent people being shat on and too many schmucks getting away with their misdeeds and/or receiving undeserved rewards for me to actually believe there is any such "universal justice" (i.e., karma), in this life or any other.

If only karma were real. Imagine, people doing unto - themselves what they wish on others. nm

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Yep. But there really is no "what goes around comes around" - sm

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or "you reap what you sow." The deck has been stacked, so even if there was some natural tendency toward such balancing to occur, it's not being allowed to.

Which means we can't sit around waiting for the universe to take care of things for us, we have to be PROACTIVE. And being cognizant of that actually is a comfort, in a different kind of way, even if also realizing that the forces being battled against (the greed mongers, the intolerant, etc.) are nigh overwhelming sometimes.

I so agree. Want a better world? - The ball's in all our courts. nm

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I understand and agree - thanks for clarifying

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thanks again

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