(Approve Referendum 71 – Washington Families Standing Together)
Google the term “equality” today and you’re likely to come up with this terrific bit of news. The mega-huge, internet, intergalactic everything corporation has taken a strong stand in support of Washington State’s domestic partnership law and urged “voters of this state to APPROVE Referendum 71.”
In a letter to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Google execs, Brian Bershad and Scott Silver, said, “[W]e do not generally take positions on social, legal or political issues that arise beyond our normal, day-to-day business. With that said, there are issues that are so important and so clear cut that we feel compelled to lend our voice. Supporting Referendum 71 is one of those issues.”
To which Bershad and Silver add:
To be clear, we respect the strongly-held beliefs that people have on both sides of this argument. Nevertheless, we see this debate as one that comes down to equality, plain and simple. If we believe in equal protection under the law we must, in our view, support a man or woman’s right to enjoy the legal benefits of domestic partnerships — no matter who they love.
Microsoft? Bing? The door’s wide open.
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