Comments on: DOMA Is 13 Years Old, ENDA Still Not Law http://lawdork.net/2009/09/21/doma-is-13-years-old-enda-still-not-law/ Same dork, new year! Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:38:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: the crustybastard http://lawdork.net/2009/09/21/doma-is-13-years-old-enda-still-not-law/#comment-3010 the crustybastard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:57:35 +0000 http://lawdork.net/?p=3679#comment-3010 If not for Mark Pryor, ENDA might be the law of the land for the last 13 years. The non-vote of his father, former Senator David Pryor, made all the difference. David stated intent to vote for ENDA; however, his son Mark required emergency surgery on the day of the vote, so David was away and missed it. David's vote would have caused a tie, and VP Gore would have broken the tie in favor of ENDA. Mark went on to take David's seat, but hasn't committed to supporting ENDA. One might say he owes it. If not for Mark Pryor, ENDA might be the law of the land for the last 13 years.

The non-vote of his father, former Senator David Pryor, made all the difference. David stated intent to vote for ENDA; however, his son Mark required emergency surgery on the day of the vote, so David was away and missed it. David’s vote would have caused a tie, and VP Gore would have broken the tie in favor of ENDA.

Mark went on to take David’s seat, but hasn’t committed to supporting ENDA.

One might say he owes it.

]]> By: Chris Geidner http://lawdork.net/2009/09/21/doma-is-13-years-old-enda-still-not-law/#comment-2997 Chris Geidner Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:05:12 +0000 http://lawdork.net/?p=3679#comment-2997 Doh. Thanks. Doh. Thanks.

]]> By: PG http://lawdork.net/2009/09/21/doma-is-13-years-old-enda-still-not-law/#comment-2992 PG Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:48:33 +0000 http://lawdork.net/?p=3679#comment-2992 OK, that's good... among the people I know, there seems to be more understanding of sexual orientation than of gender identity, so I worry that there's a similar "uh that's just a man in a dress" type ignorance among the moderate folks in Congress. OK, that’s good… among the people I know, there seems to be more understanding of sexual orientation than of gender identity, so I worry that there’s a similar “uh that’s just a man in a dress” type ignorance among the moderate folks in Congress.

]]> By: Rich http://lawdork.net/2009/09/21/doma-is-13-years-old-enda-still-not-law/#comment-2991 Rich Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:12:08 +0000 http://lawdork.net/?p=3679#comment-2991 The Pryor in the Senate was David; his son Mark is the one there now. The Pryor in the Senate was David; his son Mark is the one there now.

]]> By: Chris Geidner http://lawdork.net/2009/09/21/doma-is-13-years-old-enda-still-not-law/#comment-2987 Chris Geidner Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:34:54 +0000 http://lawdork.net/?p=3679#comment-2987 I think it would have made it much more difficult to pass in 1998, but I think that the education done in the past decade has brought it to the point where the difference in support is approaching nil. I'm sure there's a member here or there for whom education could increase comfort, but even my experience here in Ohio with the EHEA - which includes gender identity - is that no votes changed either way because of the inclusion of it. I think it would have made it much more difficult to pass in 1998, but I think that the education done in the past decade has brought it to the point where the difference in support is approaching nil. I’m sure there’s a member here or there for whom education could increase comfort, but even my experience here in Ohio with the EHEA – which includes gender identity – is that no votes changed either way because of the inclusion of it.

]]> By: PG http://lawdork.net/2009/09/21/doma-is-13-years-old-enda-still-not-law/#comment-2985 PG Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:23:52 +0000 http://lawdork.net/?p=3679#comment-2985 Do you think the inclusion of trans/cis status has made the bill more difficult to pass, or do you think there isn't really a category of Congressmen who think sexual orientation, but not gender identity, should be protected from discrimination? Do you think the inclusion of trans/cis status has made the bill more difficult to pass, or do you think there isn’t really a category of Congressmen who think sexual orientation, but not gender identity, should be protected from discrimination?

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