The Opposite of Woe: on Civil Rights


2012: It's time to pass civil unions

Next up [in my state-of-the-state speech] was our major policy agenda item for that session.

I said: "We believe we should legislate what happens inside a church or place of worship, but government should treat all people equally."

I said: "It's time to pass civil unions."

Most everyone on the floor of the chamber rose from their seats and applauded. Each legislator who stood and clapped was an exclamation point on the statement. Many republicans remained notably seated and stoic.

Source: 2012 State of the State, in "The Opposite of Woe," p.284 May 24, 2016

  • The above quotations are from The Opposite of Woe
    My Life in Beer and Politics
    by John Hickenlooper & Maximillian Potter    .
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