An imperfect bill is better than none
Star Bulletin (http://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.