Let the heteros lose their health benefits - Anti GLBT Initiative oopsie

[sgsmith]

Hey - the voters voted and they're always right. Right??

Laughing my ass off at this unintended consequence.


http://www.kvia.com/news/26064673/detail.html

EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso City Council has unanimously voted to take the first step in making sure the more than 200 unintended city employees, retirees and dependents who are slated to lose their health insurance because of a vaguely worded citizens referendum, will continue to get health benefits.

The voter-passed initiative, put on the ballot by a petition from local religious group, El Paso for Jesus, passed 55 to 45-percent last month. The group has always insisted their only target was to take away the health insurance of gay and unwed partners of city employees. According to city representatives, only 19 employees signed up for those benefits, which were approved by City Council in a budget meeting last year.

The City Attorney has said that because the initiative only mentions city employees, their spouses, and dependent children, more than 200 unintended people will lose their health insurance. If there's no change, some of those who will lose benefits include retirees who may qualify for benefits through a new employer, elected officials, dependent grandchildren and foster children of city employees.

[qb]

1. Collateral damage in a holy war.

It's interesting how hatred and stupidity so often go hand-in-hand.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

2. True...

Kind of like that kink in the Texas law that wouldn't let straights get divorced or something along those lines. Oh wait, El Paso IS in Texas. Figures.

[MNBrewer]

3. Texas, the root of all evil.

[xfundy]

4. Have laws and etc written by people who believe

donkeys and snakes can talk, god got a woman pregnant through her ear, the resultant baby walks on water, and is needed to "save" us from "sin" we didn't "commit," etc, etc.

What could possibly go wrong?


(edited for clarity and the blasphemy of daring to question and/or use my "god"-given brain)