a wonderful thing--I hope

[pastwatcher]

Obama has ordered hospitals to provide same-sex couples with visitation rights. And right of attorney, to boot.

This is one of the things I find most important among marriage "benefits".

What's the catch?

If there isn't a catch...is it just that Obama realized he could do this and wanted to wait until the healthcare bill was securely passed? I'm curious to see if his Politifact promise gets updated.

Comments

[dergnoam.livejournal.com]

It aint over yet:http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=5093

Obama doesn't have the power to directly change the rules. The agency now has to do a rulemaking, with a whole process of soliciting public comment and the like. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/blog/09/06/19/Rulemaking20/
Probably take a coupla months to do.

[dergnoam.livejournal.com]

RIght now at the top of the list:Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Critical
Habitat for Navarretia fossalis (Spreading Navarretia)

http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#searchResults?Ne=11+8+8053+8098+8074+8066+8084+1&N=8056

(much better than studying)