Politicians in Costa
Rica are in a bitter dispute after unwittingly voting for a change in
law which paves the way for gay
marriage.
Many in the country's Legislative Assembly thought
their passing of a bill earlier this week would preserve unions between a man
and a woman only.
But the conservatives later realised the wording
of an amendment added to the bill before voting could now see
same-sex couples wed through a loophole.
The crafty ninja politician who managed to slip this
amendment through, José María Villalta, said the issue had been debated and
there were no objections, clearly that’s not the case, but it does pose an
important question, how do you secretly add an amendment to a bill without
anybody knowing about it, particularly about an issue that seems to have
divided the Costa Rican Assembly.
Was there a sentence at the bottom, scribbled with a
biro, that said oh and by the way we also want to allow same-sex marriage.
More of this should happen in governments across the
world, all the politicians vying with
each other to add their own last minute amendments to one bill or
another, what could possibly go wrong.
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