Delaware Civil Unions Bill Heads to Gov's Desk

Delaware is poised to become the eighth state to legalize Marriage Lite for gay and lesbian couples. The Edge on the Net reports:

A bill that makes Delaware the eighth state to allow civil unions or domestic partnerships for same-sex couples has cleared the legislature and Gov. Jack Markell said Thursday he looks forward to signing the measure into law.

House members debated for about three hours and rejected nine amendments before approving the bill on a 26-to-15 vote, prompting supporters in the balcony erupt in cheers and applause. The Senate last week had approved the bill.

Opponents warned that the bill carries unintended consequences that will result in confusion in family law courts and likely will lead to lawsuits over religious liberties for those opposed to same-sex unions.

"Mark my words, there will be litigation over this," said Douglas Napier, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative religious rights organization.

With Markell’s signature, the bill will take effect Jan. 1. The legislation gives gay couples the same rights and obligations of those who are married. But it makes clear that marriage is between a man and a woman. Five other states and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage.

"I think it’s time for this bill to be passed, and it’s going to be good for so many Delawareans for years to come," said Markell, a Democrat. "I’m really pleased with it."

Supporters say the measure provides equal rights for homosexuals in committed relationships.

"We were all created with special, unique, beautiful differences," said chief House sponsor Rep. Melanie George, D-Bear. "Our government respects those differences."

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Christine O'Donnell : "Why aren't monkeys still evolving?" (video)

Bill Maher issued a challenge to Sarah Palin's botched clone Christine O'Donnell a couple of weeks ago. Well, it was a little more than a challenge. He said on his HBO show Real Time that if O'Donnell didn't appear on his show, he would air clips from her many appearances on his old ABC show, Politically Incorrect.

O'Donnell was a frequent guest on Maher's old show, which he still owns. Last week Maher aired a clip where O'Donnell admitted that she had "dabbled into witchcraft", telling the panel that she once had a first date with a guy that involved a blood-stained alter. Grammatical errors aside, what she actually described taking part in was Satanism, not Wicca. The devil is in the details. (Sorry for the bad pun.)

Last week Delaware's darling of the Teabaggers, who believes masturbation is adultery and once worked for an ex-gay ministry, told Sean Hannity on Fox "News" that she would no longer do any interviews with the national media. Maybe because they're too smart for her?

This week Bill Maher dug deep into the archives to find another O'Donnell gem from 1998, where she takes on evolution, calling it a myth and asking, "why aren't monkeys still evolving into humans?" You can't make this stuff up. This clip come via Think Progress.

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