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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Hawaii Gov. Signs Civil Unions Bill
By Advocate.com Editors
NEIL ABERCROMBIE X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie signed legislation Wednesday afternoon
legalizing civil unions in the Aloha state.
The state senate passed the bill last week by an 18-5 vote. A similar bill
was approved by the legislature in 2010 but vetoed by then-Gov. Linda Lingle
after a long waiting period.
"This signing today of this measure says to all in the world that all are
welcome – that everyone is a brother and a sister in paradise," Abercrombie
said at the bill's signing.
"For me, this bill represents equal rights for everyone in Hawaii and
everyone who comes here. This is for me the essence of the aloha spirit."
The governor spent about 10 minutes speaking before signing the bill, joking
around with people in the audience and making clear this is an important
bill for him.
"With its signing, I wanted to say, 'Welcome to the world. Welcome to
paradise.'"
Civil unions aren't expected to go into effect until January 1, 2012. | g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 2 今天离linda lingle veto CU 只不过几个月的时间。历史的车轮是谁也阻挡不了的。 | m******1
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