News
2006-12-30
Alaska governor
vetoes antigay bill
Alaska governor
Sarah Palin vetoed a bill on Thursday that sought to
block the state from giving health benefits to the same-sex
partner
Alaska governor
Sarah Palin vetoed a bill on Thursday that sought to
block the state from giving health benefits to the same-sex
partners of public employees, the Anchorage Daily
News reports. In the first veto of her newly
elected administration, Palin said she rejected the
bill as unconstitutional despite her disagreement with
a state supreme court order earlier this month that directed
the state to offer the benefits, the paper said.
"Signing this
bill would be in direct violation of my oath of
office," Palin said in a statement released by her
administration Thursday night.
The bill was
passed by the Republican-controlled legislature during a
special November session. (The Advocate)
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