Vote Yes Group Host Rally
KSAL News Staff - Mon 08:52 PM 10/22/2012
Protesters stand outside of the Bicentenial Center before the Vote Yes rally that was held Monday evening.
The group that supports and is planning on voting "yes" to repeal the Salina Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Ordinance held a rally Monday evening at the Salina Bicentennial Center.
Groups of protesters who support the opposite side of the vote surrounded the Bi-Center, while many who are planning on voting yes entered the confines to voice their opinion.
During the rally many supporters stepped up to the podium including 1st District Congressman Tim Huelskamp and local attorney Andrew Couch. "We want to enthuse people and let them know the impact of their vote on this situation", Couch said. Citizens should have the opportunity to choose who they hire. That is liberty."
Citizens will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on this topic election day November 6th.
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doughboy
Monday 22 October 2012 21:23 Report this comment
There is a reason why the KSAL staff is on the radio and not print..."oppertunity" and "sherif" are two great examples....
GETALIFE674
Tuesday 23 October 2012 01:23 Report this comment
voting yes against this will be a joy after the city commissioners tried to ram rod this down our throats. Now I cannot wait for the commissioners who voted for this to come up for re-election so we can send them down the road also.
Iamgonnagetyou
Tuesday 23 October 2012 07:51 Report this comment
First things first getting rid of the ordinance and Janice Norlin from obtaining office. NORLIN used this ordinance to benefit her political ambitions by getting her name in front of people who never knew she existed.
SimpleMan
Tuesday 23 October 2012 08:42 Report this comment
Since "We The People" wont voluntarily bend over and take it up the ask me how I know... They are now trying to tie our hands so they can attempt to beat it into US, just as they did with obamacare. Simply stated another way, "We The People" are again being assaulted by a microscopic group of wealthy freaks who wont be satisfied until everyday is a gaypride parade....
THEENFORCER
Tuesday 23 October 2012 09:11 Report this comment
That will never happen things will revert back to the fifties when these people were put into their place in the closet.
aschosh
Tuesday 23 October 2012 09:17 Report this comment
I don't agree with the lifestyle others choose, but don't condemn them for it. What I do not like about this ordinance is the fact that it just gives them another leg up on the rest of the community. Unless they are going to make people register as a gay/transgender, there is no way to keep people from using this at will to get what they want. Anyone can claim to be gay, but there is nothing to hold them accountable. Gays are covered under all other discrimination laws out there, they don't need a special one allowing them to walk all over anyone who offends them!
grnthums
Tuesday 23 October 2012 10:18 Report this comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhnAZFR1po
Iamgonnagetyou
Tuesday 23 October 2012 12:39 Report this comment
Well said aschosh
troy
Tuesday 23 October 2012 18:07 Report this comment
The homosexuals should be covered under disability as homosexuality is a birth defect. Google "Amygdala". Just look it up. I know it isn't what they want to hear, but it looks like the studies are showing the amygdala to be what determines if you will be homosexual or not. I don't care if you're gay, have a good time, but don't ask for special treatment and want a parade to show us how special you are.
Aurora
Tuesday 23 October 2012 18:55 Report this comment
@ aschosh, what laws that protect gays from discrimination?
Aurora
Tuesday 23 October 2012 19:03 Report this comment
Regardless of if ordinance get repealed or not, full gay rights are inevitable. Gallup poll shows that majority supports full rights for gay people. Also almost 70% of people who are 34 years old or younger supports full rights for gay people. It's only matter of time that full rights will be achieved. This progress will never be stopped!
Aurora
Tuesday 23 October 2012 19:04 Report this comment
@ THEENFORCER, people like me will make sure things will never come back like in fifties.
troy
Tuesday 23 October 2012 20:49 Report this comment
The day will come when one can sit at McDonalds having coffee, enjoying his/her special rights. The person next to them can rejoice about his/her different, yet still very special rights. The person behind the counter can share his/her experience about having new found special rights. And the person in the drive thru, the guy just entering through the door, the lady leaving for work, everyone.....you all have special rights. You deserve special rights. Your rights are more special than mine.....or are my special right more special than yours. Maybe that guy walking in, maybe his rights are the most special. At what point do all of our special rights cause us to be not so special anymore. At what point do things fail to work properly because of all the special rights. At some point one cannot walk across the street without violating your special rights.
troy
Tuesday 23 October 2012 20:53 Report this comment
Face reality, normal is just that....normal. If your not normal then deal with it. If you think you need a special right then you need to re-read the statement above. You need a special right so the state will make me rent a house to you. Be very careful, that same state will someday make you observe MY rights even though you don't want to.
troy
Tuesday 23 October 2012 20:57 Report this comment
My future rights will dictate to YOU that unless you attend church on Sunday and sit on the front pew you cannot rent a house from me. My rights will dictate to you that unless you serve 4 years in the military you cannot live in my new sub-division. The point is this, when has it finally gone to far?
Iamgonnagetyou
Wednesday 24 October 2012 01:36 Report this comment
Aurora you are so wrong on your comment on the enforcers statement. People are already upset because of this ordinance and some are talking reprocussions. But the biggest thing I see is Norlin tossing you gays under the bus for her political ambitions.
Aurora
Wednesday 24 October 2012 19:42 Report this comment
@ Troy, gay is normal...what's not normal is that they are forced to stay in closet in fear of violence. As far as I know, gay have over 1000 less rights than straight. What special rights do you speak of?
Aurora
Wednesday 24 October 2012 19:44 Report this comment
@ Troy, oh...I forgot to mention that everybody's marriages are not normal...that's just some cultural concepts created by human.
Aurora
Wednesday 24 October 2012 19:45 Report this comment
@ Iamgonnagetyou, isn't that funny that when a person support full gay rights, this person is automatically assumed to be gay?!?
Aurora
Wednesday 24 October 2012 19:48 Report this comment
@ Iamgonnagetyou, back in fifties, people say the same thing about repercussions against blacks and they said exactly the same thing that blacks and others will get so-called special rights if they get full equal rights.