Texas Legislators Seeks To Void Municipal LGBT Non-Discrimination Ordinances

[Webster]

LBGTQ Nation: Texas lawmakers plan legislation to void LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination laws

PLANO, Texas — Four Texas GOP lawmakers from Plano, Texas, plan to introduce legislation that would bar cities and counties from adopting ordinances prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people, according to a report by the Texas Observer.

The proposed measure would nullify existing LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances in cities that are home to roughly 7.5 million Texans, more than one-quarter of the state’s population.

Texas Pastor Council Executive Director David Welch, whose group is leading efforts to repeal equal rights ordinances in Plano and Houston, told the Observer the bill would prohibit political subdivisions of the state from adding classes to nondiscrimination ordinances that aren’t protected under Texas or federal law — neither of which covers LGBT people.

The bill comes in response to the Plano City Council’s passage last month of an equal rights ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations. A similar measure enacted in Houston last year is being challenged in court and goes to trial on January 20.

Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth and San Antonio all have LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances that would be nullified by the proposed bill.

....as a conservative, I believe it is wrong for states & the federal government to pass pre-emptive pieces of legislation; if we're halfway honest about federalism as a principle, prohibiting cities and municipalities from protecting its' citizens from discrimination is a bad thing.....as a member of the LGBT community, I'd just like to say to Mr. Welch, 'Good luck trying to force us back into that particular closet, m'kay?'

 

[Nebulous]

We're all supposed to have equal rights and freedoms. Isn't that what America is supposedly all about?

Whats the logic behind this?

 

[Dee]

We're all supposed to have equal rights and freedoms.  Isn't that what America is supposedly all about?

Whats the logic behind this?

There is no logic, only ignorance and hate as well as inconsideration for the rights of other human beings.

 

[+paradox]

LBGTQ Nation: Texas lawmakers plan legislation to void LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination laws

PLANO, Texas — Four Texas GOP lawmakers from Plano, Texas, plan to introduce legislation that would bar cities and counties from adopting ordinances prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people, according to a report by the Texas Observer.

The proposed measure would nullify existing LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances in cities that are home to roughly 7.5 million Texans, more than one-quarter of the state’s population.

Texas Pastor Council Executive Director David Welch, whose group is leading efforts to repeal equal rights ordinances in Plano and Houston, told the Observer the bill would prohibit political subdivisions of the state from adding classes to nondiscrimination ordinances that aren’t protected under Texas or federal law — neither of which covers LGBT people.

The bill comes in response to the Plano City Council’s passage last month of an equal rights ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations. A similar measure enacted in Houston last year is being challenged in court and goes to trial on January 20.

Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth and San Antonio all have LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances that would be nullified by the proposed bill.

....as a conservative, I believe it is wrong for states & the federal government to pass pre-emptive pieces of legislation; if we're halfway honest about federalism as a principle, prohibiting cities and municipalities from protecting its' citizens from discrimination is a bad thing.....as a member of the LGBT community, I'd just like to say to Mr. Welch, 'Good luck trying to force us back into that particular closet, m'kay?'

it's funny how your own people don't want you to have basic rights...

 

[Nebulous]

I thought Webster was a liberal.

 

[Webster]

it's funny how your own people don't want you to have basic rights...

You know, I had a neighbor ask me that very same question on a similar topic, Justice...when she asked whether it was mutually exclusive to be both gay and conservative, I said to her, "No, I don't think its' mutually exclusive...there are gonna' be times where I'm going to look at my fellow conservatives and say to them, 'are you guys that fucking stupid or are you just dense?'"

And before you ask, I would say the exact same thing to those w/in the LGBT community whenever they do something equally stupid.
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I thought Webster was a liberal.

Was, Nebulous...emphasis on was.

 

[Nebulous]

When did you switch over to the dark side?

 

[+paradox]

When did you switch over to the dark side?

he just thinks he's "conservative" now...

if he has a voting card, it probably still says dem...

 

[Nebulous]

I couldn't join a political party where a significant percentage of the members hate the fact that people like me even exist and would have me beaten to a bloody pulp given an opportunity where they could get away with it.

That's just me though. I don't belong to any political party.

 

[+paradox]

I couldn't join a political party where a significant percentage of the members hate the fact that people like me even exist and would have me beaten to a bloody pulp given an opportunity where they could get away with it.

That's just me though. I don't belong to any political party.

that's why i said screw both republican and democratic parties...

they are both too hypocritical and bad for my taste...

even though i'm not gay, i dislike people that have too much hate or anger in them towards others like that...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Well I am against anything that government tries to force people to except a certain lifestyle, religion or color. If a business wants to openly say I wont serve blacks or atheists or whatever it should be there right. So me I want to the know who these people are so I know where to not use my money. Forcing the hiding of hate from government does no good for anyone.

 

[+paradox]

Well I am against anything that government tries to force people to except a certain lifestyle, religion or color. If a business wants to openly say I wont serve blacks or atheists or whatever it should be there right. So me I want to the know who these people are so I know where to not use my money. Forcing the hiding of hate from government does no good for anyone.

what a surprise?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Well I am against anything that government tries to force people to except a certain lifestyle, religion or color. If a business wants to openly say I wont serve blacks or atheists or whatever it should be there right. So me I want to the know who these people are so I know where to not use my money. Forcing the hiding of hate from government does no good for anyone.

what a surprise?

I knew you would be surprised.