There is a small ray of sunshine, though: this was the first "citizens' initiative" to pass. By a massive avalanche of VERIFIED signatories. (Thru stroke of luck, I was in first three thousand to sign it after an hour it went up in 'net.)
Now, the lulzy part: bigoted people set up their own campaign after the Parliament had voted twice for aye, calling for its repeal. While there are 13k names too many for comfort (the idea that this many people support bigotry is upsetting to me)... there is no way they will get prerequisite 50k signatures for it before deadline. And their piddly campaign is getting scorned, loudly.
So... we will get shiny, improved, more equal law, and we can point and laugh at bigots. Bonus! (And yes, this law theoretically affects me, should I suddenly end up single and looking for a partner, so I am glad that the weak civil union law is getting scrapped.)
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Date: 2015-02-23 05:46 pm (UTC)There is a small ray of sunshine, though: this was the first "citizens' initiative" to pass. By a massive avalanche of VERIFIED signatories. (Thru stroke of luck, I was in first three thousand to sign it after an hour it went up in 'net.)
Now, the lulzy part: bigoted people set up their own campaign after the Parliament had voted twice for aye, calling for its repeal. While there are 13k names too many for comfort (the idea that this many people support bigotry is upsetting to me)... there is no way they will get prerequisite 50k signatures for it before deadline. And their piddly campaign is getting scorned, loudly.
So... we will get shiny, improved, more equal law, and we can point and laugh at bigots. Bonus! (And yes, this law theoretically affects me, should I suddenly end up single and looking for a partner, so I am glad that the weak civil union law is getting scrapped.)