Costa Rica accidentally legalises gay marriage/unions

floggg

And you thought Irish politicians inept.

It looks like conservative politicians in Costa Rica have accidentally voted in gay marriage/unions in Costa Rica.

The bill in question included wording to make the right to marry gender neutral.

Evidently some politicians were too lazy to read the bill and just voted in favour without giving any thought to the matter, only to discover later what it actually did.

Now they feel "tricked" by their own laziness and are calling foul. Fair play to the President, she said she'll sign it into law.

Great result for Costa Ricans but it does make you question the competency of their law makers when the can accidentally vote something in.

Makes you wonder how many of our own crowd just vote on issues without having an iota what they are about.

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/costa-rica-president-sign-%E2%80%98accidental%E2%80%99-same-sex-unions-law050713

frag420

how queer!!

Grayson

frag420 wrote: »

how queer!!

Here's your hat and coat. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

General Zod

Grayson wrote: »

Here's your hat and coat. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_h0_OUSScc

wp_rathead

Haha that is class

Not the worst mistake politicans could make in fairness- as in its a positive Bill they passed

floggg

wprathead wrote: »

Haha that is class

Not the worst mistake politicans could make in fairness- as in its a positive Bill they passed

I guess it speaks to the intelligence and ability to analyse information of your average Costa Rican homophobe!

Cody Pomeray

...surely if the majority have unintentionally voted in this way, they can just change it back again?

Here's another link that isn't The "Gay Star" news
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/costa-rica-accidentally-legalises-gay-marriage-8690159.html

Rented Mule

floggg wrote: »

And you thought Irish politicians inept.

Are you saying that they aren't ?

floggg

Rented Mule wrote: »

Are you saying that they aren't ?

Well, at least ours (pretend to) read the legislation they vote on!

smileyj1987

Wow a government worse then ours , I didn't think it was possible

floggg

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Wow a government worse then ours , I didn't think it was possible

At least they get the right result, while seemingly not wanting to do so.

Ours seemingly wants to do the right thing but just makes a bollix of it!

the purple tin

floggg wrote: »

And you thought Irish politicians inept.

It looks like conservative politicians in Costa Rica have accidentally voted in gay marriage/unions in Costa Rica.

The bill in question included wording to make the right to marry gender neutral.

Evidently some politicians were too lazy to read the bill and just voted in favour without giving any thought to the matter, only to discover later what it actually did.

Now they feel "tricked" by their own laziness and are calling foul. Fair play to the President, she said she'll sign it into law.

Great result for Costa Ricans but it does make you question the competency of their law makers when the can accidentally vote something in.

Makes you wonder how many of our own crowd just vote on issues without having an iota what they are about.

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/costa-rica-president-sign-%E2%80%98accidental%E2%80%99-same-sex-unions-law050713

A lot of our crowd can't even be bothered to turn up and vote on issues.

SebBerkovich

Finally Government ineptitude has positives results!....

this means if we keep this up Ireland should be due some positive results any day now

Staff Infection

What did they think they were voting on? It says the wording meant marriage would be defined as gender neutral. What else did they think it meant or are they saying they didn't read any of it and just ticked a yes box willy nilly?

floggg

Staff Infection wrote: »

What did they think they were voting on? It says the wording meant marriage would be defined as gender neutral. What else did they think it meant or are they saying they didn't read any of it and just ticked a yes box willy nilly?

I think they just didn't bother to read it.

It was a law about the rights of young people. They probably just thought it was something to do right twitter

An Riabhach

floggg wrote: »

And you thought Irish politicians inept.

It looks like conservative politicians in Costa Rica have accidentally voted in gay marriage/unions in Costa Rica.

The bill in question included wording to make the right to marry gender neutral.

Evidently some politicians were too lazy to read the bill and just voted in favour without giving any thought to the matter, only to discover later what it actually did.

Now they feel "tricked" by their own laziness and are calling foul. Fair play to the President, she said she'll sign it into law.

Great result for Costa Ricans but it does make you question the competency of their law makers when the can accidentally vote something in.

Makes you wonder how many of our own crowd just vote on issues without having an iota what they are about.

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/costa-rica-president-sign-%E2%80%98accidental%E2%80%99-same-sex-unions-law050713

Serves them right-presuming that Costa Rica is another one of countries full of fanatically-religious bigots.

Marriage is marriage-gay or straight.
And everybody should be allowed.

Riddle101

In fairness, our government are quite tame when it comes to politics. Imagine this going on in the Daíl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3DHKni1mu8