Bill banning domestic partner health insurance benefits easily clears Kentucky Senate

[Doondoo]

A bill that would ban virtually every government institution in the state from offering health insurance benefits to anyone other than an employee's spouse or child easily cleared the state Senate yesterday.

Although sparked by the University of Louisville's decision to offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its employees, the bill would have a far-reaching effect that could yank health insurance for some children in the legal custody of government workers.

"This is so broad and has so much impact; it's really an incredible piece of legislation," said Sen. Ernesto Scorsone, D-Lexington. "It puts in jeopardy anybody who has a different health-care plan than what is spelled out in the legislation."

For instance, Senate Bill 152 would block a wide array of institutions, ranging from private colleges to city governments, from offering health benefits to the unadopted grandchildren, siblings or parents of employees, even if the employee has legal custody of the relative.

"You cannot insure a father, a mother, a brother, a sister who wants to come and live with you," said Democratic Sen. Julian Carroll of Frankfort. "I don't think that is good policy."


http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/16711328.htm

[HockeyMom]

1. Private corporations

have been covering domestic partners for upwards of 10 years now. My niece worked for a national office supply chain. When her then live in boyfriend was out of work around 7 years ago, she was able to cover him under her company's domestic partnership health plan, which included both straight and gay couples.

It seems STATE governments are way out of touch with reality.

[bluedawg12]

2. This is the outcome of lust for power.

How?

1.) Seek power and/or money

2.) Find a wedge issue

3.) Find a victim.

4.) hammer home a hate message against the victimized group

5.) Reinforce hate filled bigoted gut reaction against the group

6.) Succeed in dehumanizing the group after decades of PR activity

7.) And you have our current political climate against gays.

The stupid people who go along with this forget that this has been done.

Nazi's with the Jews

Racial bigots with blacks

Now it's gays.

Bill banning domestic partner health insurance benefits is clearly aimed at gays but in their anxiety to get this thing passed they forgot, or maybe not, that it will affect straight DP's too.