[MindBender26]

I think you are missing the point. The pro-gay iniative was hidden, because the Dems knew it would not pass if subject to open debate.

Think of the havoc this brings. Marital status, for example. If you are in a business that requires overtime, are you discriminating against married prople who have more family responsibilities? If two gays are openly groping each other on the job, are you discriminating if you fire (or fire at!) them?

The bottom line is this. Every time a gay person is discharged, there will be a complaint filed charging discrimination.

An example: Northwest Airlines has a black structual engineer at ATL. His work is so bad that management will not let him sign off on mechanics' work, let alone minor aircraft medifications, as it would endanger the aircraft and passengers. But fire him; heavens no. The litigation would begin that day!

[Jacvin]

"I think you are missing the point. The pro-gay iniative was hidden, because the Dems knew it would not pass if subject to open debate."

Not missing the point at all. We know these people well.
They get the Dems to "sneak" it through, so they can vote for it and leave themselves "plausible deniability”. The RINOS could very easily introduce a resolution rescinding this rule, but they won't because they support it.
This trick has been used many times.

[Zena princess warrior]

You are right on and as I said, this is so typical of them!

[JoeSixPack1]

This legislative underhandedness is far more dangerous than the law it just produced. The fact that little miss politics (Roberts) is downplaying this passage as ho-hum nothing news, means this proceedure is going to be used, abused and refined to the point of being as good as a presidential EO for local lobbyists.

Every preconceived personal political whim can now go this route. Roberts wants the press to stop looking at this thing immediately so her little game isn't ruined by ...."The Sunshine Law" !?

This law needs to be shelved and resubmitted through open channels so political debate can do it's job, one way or the other.