Who’s to Blame for ENDA’s Demise?

[marmar]

from In These Times:


Who’s to Blame for ENDA’s Demise?
Democrats and major gay-rights groups haven’t pressed all that hard to end workplace discrimination.

BY Cole Stangler


Last week, the Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination against LGBT people, by a 64-32 vote. However the legislation looks dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled House, which means that for at least another year, employers in 29 different states can continue to legally harass and fire workers for being gay or transgender.

And so as ENDA goes down in flames once again—and this time around, it’s a particularly weak version of the bill that exempts religious organizations—powerful gay-rights groups and their Democratic allies are predictably blaming the intransigence of House Republicans.

Harry Reid took to the Twittersphere, lambasting John Boehner for his opposition to the bill.

Meanwhile Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin called on Boehner to “stand with the majority of everyday Republican voters and support ENDA.” ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://inthesetimes.com/article/15880/whos_to_blame_for_endas_demise/

[Pab Sungenis]

1. We have next to no power in the house.

Considering the number of antigay Democrats we would need somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 pro gay Republicans to push a discharge petition, which would guarantee them Tea Party primary challengers.

[geek tragedy]

2. Who's to blame: John Boehner for not allowing a vote.

The end.

[cali]

4. yep.

[MineralMan]

3. Republican Obstructionists are responsible.

As they have been for blocking so many things.

[LonePirate]

5. We could blame the Dems and Indies who failed to vote in 2010 and gave the House to the Repubs