DOMA and DADT (because of a dem congress) = dems. "I am not in favor of gay marriage" - Barack Obama
Spin away, like you are on state courts and the electoral college. They are utterly unrelated. On Jan 6, 1:42 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Anti Gay Views owned by Conservatives. > > Nice twisted pretzel glue bumper sticker try. > > On 1/6/11, GregfromBoston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > DADT and DOMA owned by dems. > > > Good try. > > > Well, not really > > > On Jan 6, 9:56 am, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We must protest loudly! > > >> House of Representatives Now Has Majority With Anti Gay Views > > >> This New Year brings new challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual and > >> transgender people, but also new opportunities. Last year's elections > >> that resulted in the loss of the US House of Representatives to an > >> anti- equality leadership, along with more anti-lgbt senators, will > >> certainly impede - but not entirely stop - pro-lgbt federal > >> legislative efforts. looking at the states however, there are clear > >> opportunities for advancing an equality agenda, including in the area > >> of relationship recognition for same-sex couples. of course, anti-lgbt > >> forces will to try to turn back the clock at every opportunity, and > >> fair-minded americans will continue to be vigilant to preserve > >> pro-equality laws across the country. > > >> CONGRESS > > >> As the new Congress is sworn in this week, there is no denying that > >> pro-LGBT numbers have shrunk on Capitol Hill. A Human Rights Campaign > >> analysis shows a pick-up of 53 House seats to anti-LGBT lawmakers as > >> well as a 5 seat addition in the Senate. Not only do those opposing > >> basic equality hold positions of power as House leaders and committee > >> chairmen, their ranks have swollen to 225 - a solid majority of the > >> chamber. This presents not just a roadblock to progress but also the > >> threat of legislation that could be damaging to the community. > > >> When anti-equality forces controlled Congress for a decade > >> (1994-2005), they stymied any progress on LGBT issues, instead making > >> attacks on our community part of their governing agenda. Among these > >> were: attempting twice to amend the U.S. Constitution to deny marriage > >> equality to same-sex couples nationwide; trying to strip federal > >> courts of the authority to hear marriage equality cases; blocking DC's > >> local efforts to provide domestic partnership benefits to its > >> employees; cutting funding for HIV prevention, research and treatment > >> despite a growing epidemic, while pouring federal dollars into > >> disproven abstinence-only programs that exclude or even denigrate LGBT > >> youth; and standing in the way of openly-LGBT appointees. > > >> More:http://www.gayapolis.com/news/artdisplay.php?artid=6140 > > >> -- > >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > >> Have a great day, > >> Tommy > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
