Randolph Townsend

A legislative subcommittee approved a regulation 3-2 that would add domestic partner benefits to the state employee health care package, including benefits for partners of the same sex.

The measure will be up for debate at the next legislative session in February. The eight words "including benefits for partners of the same sex" are sure to infuriate social conservatives, and the $4 million price tag is sure to infuriate fiscal conservatives.

None of this will really matter, because Gov. Jim Gibbons (R-Sparks) has already said that he is not going to add to the already ginormous budget deficit by expanding any programs.

In the words of Harry Reid, "There's help, and there's help."    read more »

So, to all of the Ron Paul Revolution guys whose toes I stepped on last time, I’ll offer an olive branch:  you are the most informed part of the electorate on subjects related to the Constitution. Probably by a mile. I admire your respect for the document, but I have no idea where you guys will come down on how easy it should be to petition to change state law or the Constitution.