tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post1919826725595796185..comments2023-10-05T03:56:19.356-07:00Comments on kusala: Pro Bono PublicumJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957861827918606478noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-59745236224621742092007-09-27T09:22:00.000-07:002007-09-27T09:22:00.000-07:00I feel old when I write letters to the editor and ...I feel old when I write letters to the editor and to my reps as well. Not as old as when I rifle through my damn change purse (provided by Lamda Legal) to get exact change. Nice succinct letter.Papagayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023009638473472571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-43506228289931468982007-09-20T07:42:00.000-07:002007-09-20T07:42:00.000-07:00That was good, too, AYM.That was good, too, AYM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-52623865058295557472007-09-19T20:54:00.000-07:002007-09-19T20:54:00.000-07:00Dear Governor Schwarzenegger;I am writing to you a...Dear Governor Schwarzenegger;<BR/><BR/>I am writing to you as a Californian who is very deeply disturbed by your threat to veto AB 43. While I understand that you are a member of the Republican Party and thus beholden to the wishes of a constituency that rejects homosexuals and the very idea that this group of people deserve any rights at all, let alone the right to legally sanctioned marriage, I feel compelled to point out that your publicly stated reasons for choosing to veto this bill are not logical.<BR/><BR/>You have stated that you will not sign this bill unless voters overturn an anti-gay marriage initiative that Californians adopted in 2000. While that particular initiative can be construed as opposition to gay marriage altogether, I believe you are fully aware that this particular initiative was intended to apply to marriages undertaken outside the state. No where does it say that it would apply to marriages entered into in California. Your reliance on this excuse is disingenuous. Furthermore, if the members of the legislature, as duly elected representatives of the people of this state, are not voicing the will of the people, then what purpose do they serve in our so-called democracy? Twice the elected representatives of the people of California have presented you with their demand to legalize this most basic of human rights for a persecuted and oppressed minority and twice you will turn your back on them. "It would be wrong for the people to vote for something and for me to then overturn it," you claim. Isn't that what you're doing now?<BR/><BR/>The civil rights of minorities in this country have never been determined by a vote of the majority. To accept the fact that our courts and legislatures lead the way in establishing equality for minorities like Blacks and women and then to turn around and insist that the majority should now decided whether another group should be afforded equality flies in the face of our constitutional tradition. Frankly, it's un-American. If the majority should be allowed to decided whether homosexuals deserve basic human rights, perhaps they should be allowed to determine the same thing for all minorities, from Blacks to women to immigrants like yourself. After all, that would only be fair and democratic.<BR/><BR/>Once again I strongly urge you to sign AB 43. Return to the so-called center you beseech your fellow Republicans to seek out. In other words, don't be a hypocrite.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>The Angry Young ManThe Angry Young Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678561941393086322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-45421019902643232182007-09-19T15:18:00.000-07:002007-09-19T15:18:00.000-07:00Good letter. Every little bit does help, I think.B...Good letter. Every little bit does help, I think.<BR/><BR/>By the way, it's "publico."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-84633281371417918612007-09-19T10:42:00.000-07:002007-09-19T10:42:00.000-07:00This makes me wish my governor was doing something...This makes me wish <I>my</I> governor was doing something really anti-gay just so I could write her a letter. Fortunately, I live in Louisiana, which as I'm sure you've heard is like a big gay paradise.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07674432241457514235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-22983410036102941132007-09-19T07:39:00.000-07:002007-09-19T07:39:00.000-07:00Thank you for writing this. More people (including...Thank you for writing this. More people (including me) should follow your lead. Every bit counts. <BR/><BR/>xoSMJSalty Miss Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603806796783950508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-74019146172932821562007-09-18T18:20:00.000-07:002007-09-18T18:20:00.000-07:00He's also ensuring that another generation of chil...He's also ensuring that another generation of children grow up to hate Republicans and ensure that they lose in future elections, too.<BR/><BR/>I can't even watch most of his movies anymore, they just repel me so.m00nchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191307528534833916noreply@blogger.com