procrastination
I figured I would post the words of wonderful Gray Davis, spoken when he signed the domestic partnership legislation. It's a nice reminder that civil rights for everyone is possible in my lifetime. Plus, if I'm tooling around Westlaw, it means I'm not writing my evil Legal Process paper. And that is good.
To the Members of the California Legislature:
I am signing Assembly Bill 25 which would enable domestic partners to make medical decisions for incapacitated loved ones, adopt their partner's child, use sick leave to care for their partner, recover damages for wrongful death, and allow the right to be named a conservator of a will.
In California, a legal marriage is between a man and a woman. I believe the only things that can undermine the bonds of a strong marriage are ignorance and fear.
This legislation does nothing to contradict or undermine the definition of a legal marriage, nor is it about special rights. It is about civil rights, respect, responsibility, and, most of all, it is about family.
Therefore, I am honored to sign one of the strongest domestic partner laws in the nation.
Sincerely,
GRAY DAVIS
To the Members of the California Legislature:
I am signing Assembly Bill 25 which would enable domestic partners to make medical decisions for incapacitated loved ones, adopt their partner's child, use sick leave to care for their partner, recover damages for wrongful death, and allow the right to be named a conservator of a will.
In California, a legal marriage is between a man and a woman. I believe the only things that can undermine the bonds of a strong marriage are ignorance and fear.
This legislation does nothing to contradict or undermine the definition of a legal marriage, nor is it about special rights. It is about civil rights, respect, responsibility, and, most of all, it is about family.
Therefore, I am honored to sign one of the strongest domestic partner laws in the nation.
Sincerely,
GRAY DAVIS