Based on an Idaho federal court decision regarding the rights of initiative petition signers, an out-of-state conservative advocacy group has convinced a federal judge to grant at least a temporary delay Oregon's domestic partners law [1] HB 2007 [2] from going into effect January 2, 2008. The judge scheduled a hearing on February 1, 2008 to consider a permanent injunction of HB 2007.
As reported in Willamette Week [3], Basic Rights Oregon [4]'s Executive Director, Jeana Frazzini, expressed optimism in the face of the judge's ruling: "We know it's going to be an ongoing fight - it's not just one battle or one decision... I feel confident in our community and in our organization that we will prevail. We're going to move forward and we're going to succeed."
We can help.
Oregon's domestic partnership law is a matter of basic fairness to all Portlanders and Oregonians.
I will ask the Portland City Council to authorize the Office of the City Attorney [5] to provide legal help as needed to fight off this out-of-state effort to block implementation of Oregon's domestic partnership law.