ANNAPOLIS, Md. (ABP) — Two governors have vetoed gay-rights bills passed by their states' legislatures.
On May 27, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) vetoed a bill that would have banned private employers in the state from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. Colorado already bans discrimination on that basis for state employees.
Owen said he feared the bill would unleash a tide of litigation, but opponents noted that not one state employee has filed a sexual-orientation discrimination complaint against the Colorado's government in the past five years.
A week before, Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich (R) vetoed legislation that would have expanded the ability of gay couples to make medical and financial decisions for each other.