Talk:Same-sex marriage in Washington

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[edit] When is it appropriate to mention initiatives in the article?

An initiative has been filed in Washington (I-958) that indirectly challenges the Andersen ruling by making procreation a requirement for legal marriage. The sponsors are to pass it and that the Court strikes it down, thereby striking down much of the reasoning which led to declaring the defense of marriage act valid. When would it be appropriate to update the article? Once details are released or only after the measure is certified for the ballot? TechBear 18:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, looks like it's actually I-957, but I can't find anything on it. I-958 is something about "relating to life safety and protection of property." I do, however, enjoy the proposal of an initiative not yet numbered: "Relating to the prohibition of proposing dangerous initiative & referendum measures." Gave me a chuckle. Anyway, as for inclusion, I would wait a bit. Has it been the subject of a couple non-trivial publications? News sources? It might be ok to mention it in a sentence or two now, though. (I can't believe this initiative isn't being proposed by Tim Eyman!). Thanks for the heads up. --Rkitko 19:10, 24 January 2007 (UTC)