Peoria Journal-Star: Illinois Senate OKs gay-rights bill

[Tweed]

SPRINGFIELD - Gay-rights legislation cleared its primary hurdle Monday when the Illinois Senate passed the measure prohibiting job and housing discrimination against homosexuals.

Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 3186 by a 30-27 vote, with one member voting "present." The vote count hit the exact mark for votes needed for passage.

The House is expected to pass the measure today.

Similar legislation has passed the House in previous years but had never been called for a vote in the Senate before Monday night."

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/011105/REG_B5914OAG.047.shtml

A victory for all I say.

[Erika]

1. Yes!

Tolerance is still alive and Bush theocracy suffers a blow.

[Can o Beans]

2. And oddly enough, my hometown paper actually reported it

Usually the PJ acts more like the Daily Oklahoman than the NY Times

[Chipper Chat]

3. I wonder if "Blowhard Keyes" is still lurking around in Illinois?

He'd blow his top over this one for sure!

[nickgutierrez]

6. I think the people of Illinois ran him out on a rail after the election.

We won't hear anything from him for a while.

[Tweed]

7. No, no, no Alan Keyes has moved his political operations to Chicago!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=150x2455

Check out this thread for more details.

[nickgutierrez]

8. Oh, fun.

Let's pay him a visit sometime! :evilgrin:

[Withywindle]

4. SO cool... SO good...

I am SO proud right now!

[DrGonzoLives]

5. I saw that as well

Nice to live in a state now where this kind of thing can pass - Bitch Daniels in Indiana is sure to help push a constitutional amendment in Indiana to ban gay marriage. He didn't campaign on it, but the GOP over there will try it.