An imperfect bill is better than none
Star Bulletin 🔗 [Link: starbulletin.com/2007/11/12/editorial/editorial01.html/]Many of the 25 Democrats voting against it wanted sexual identity language left in. Hawaii Rep. Mazie Hirono, a co-sponsor of the legislation, said it was "unfortunate that political realities" made that inclusion difficult, but acknowledged it was prudent to leave that battle for another day.
