From what we've heard, what happened in Savannah had an impact on the bill's passage. Unfortunately, it took a serious incident like this, but we are grateful senators opened their eyes. |
He is a brilliant political strategist and very knowledgeable of the issues important to all Georgians. |
I think they realized the timing was all wrong. |
I think they realized the timing was all wrong. This is an election year and they decided to go after issues Georgians are interested in, such as immigration and taxes. |
It really concerns me that we are losing a great statesman because the current leadership is so unwilling to realize that there are others who are different than them in many ways which is what makes our state great. |
It's not about taking away rights from gays and lesbians as much as it is denying the best opportunity for family and children. By injecting children into the argument, they don't have the same strength they had. |
Nan will bring a no-nonsense, take no prisoners approach to the Senate. She can be a strong coalition builder or fiery opponent. I have no doubt that she will join our progressive friends in the Senate with a newfound passion for equality. |
Sadly, racial segregation in our community remains an issue. We continue to reach out to people of color, but I'm afraid it will take a long time to overcome the divisiveness of the past that is inherent in our culture. |
We are alarmed that in 2006 some soldiers of the U.S. Army would embrace the language of hatred towards gays in the context of such an incident. |
We feel like the extreme conservative right feel like after the election last year, they have us on the run. They'll continue to chip away at any rights gays and lesbians might have. |
When Karen ran for office in 2003 and stressed her support for equality for us, none of us knew that the marriage battle was looming. I do want to stress, however, that we must hold our elected officials accountable for their actions. |
While we continue to oppose even the amended version, we knew that if we appeared before the committee, the chances were likely that the original version of the bill could be adopted. |