>
> Bruce, I agree with your point. There is a line to be drawn that stops us
> from being homogenized.(for Tommy...the definition 1. to blend (diverse
> elements) into a uniform mixture) I have, due the equal housing laws and
> others, sen the ethnic European communities and neighborhoods disappear by
> government design only to allow the formation of Black and Latino
> neighborhoods that are now "sacrosanct" and crime ridden cesspools in many
> cities. This goes all the way into Congress with its Black and Latino
> Caucuses... All it does is further the divide.
>
Tommy does not understand that the end result of his and his friends
campaigns will be the absolute and utter downfall of their safe havens as
they now exist. They will be FORCED through their own actions to be
all-inclusive and never exclusive in any and all dealings outside the bed
room and another faction peculiar to the American way of life will be lost
to over-regulation, lack of real foresight, no common sense and the
inability to view history.
> >
> > In my opinion, yes, Lesbians have the right to create their own
> drinking hole, or possess any other hole that they may so desire.
> >
> > With regard to civil rights, I don't think that it is proper to declare
> something that has been a mainstay of each and every religion for eons, as
> somehow becoming a "civil right".
> >
> > I do think Michael said it very succinctly above.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Who decides what is a civil right and whether a civil rights law is well
> formulated?
> >
> > Do lesbians have the right to create a lesbian only bar ?
> >
> > On Friday, March 9, 2012, plainolamerican <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> Q: How can you make a gay man scream twice?
> >> A: Fuck him real hard. Then wipe your dick off on his curtains.
> >>
> >> On Mar 9, 10:27 am, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> Civil Rights matters should NEVER be placed on the ballot, because the
> >>> majorithy almost always votes against the minority. -T
> >>>
> >>> Gay-marriage showdowns likely in 5 states, including NC
> >>>
> >>> Foes and supporters of same-sex marriage are gearing up for five
> >>> costly and bruising statewide showdowns in the coming months on an
> >>> issue that evenly divides Americans.
> >>>
> >>> It’s an election year subplot sure to stir up heated emotions — even
> >>> beyond the confines of North Carolina, Minnesota, Maryland, Maine and
> >>> Washington state. National advocacy groups will be deeply engaged, and
> >>> advertising is likely to surface from each side that outrages the
> >>> other.
> >>>
> >>> “It’s crunch time,” said Brian Brown of the National Organization for
> >>> Marriage, the paramount fundraiser for opponents of gay marriage. “We
> >>> view it as a massive opportunity for a national referendum.”
> >>>
> >>> Brown predicts same-sex marriage will be rebuffed in all five states,
> >>> while gay-marriage supporters hope they can score at least a few
> >>> victories and break a long losing streak. Since 1998, 31 states have
> >>> had ballot measures related to same-sex marriage, and in every state
> >>> the opponents ended up prevailing.
> >>>
> >>> However, the most recent vote was in 2009. Gay-rights activists
> >>> believe public opinion is moving inexorably in their direction, citing
> >>> both national polls and policy developments such as repeal of the ban
> >>> on gays serving openly in the military.
> >>>
> >>> “The events of past few years are bringing new energy and vigor to our
> >>> side that allows our messaging to constantly evolve,” said Fred Sainz
> >>> of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay-rights group. “The other
> >>> side has remained very stale and stagnant.”
> >>>
> >>> A look at the states likely to vote on marriage this year:
> >>>
> >>> —In North Carolina on its May 8 primary day and in Minnesota on
> >>> Election Day in November, voters will weigh in on constitutional
> >>> amendments placed on the ballot by Republican-controlled legislatures
> >>> that would ban gay marriage. Neither state allows same-sex marriage
> >>> now, but supporters say the amendments — similar to those approved in
> >>> 29 other states — would prevent courts from empowering same-sex
> >>> couples to wed in the future.
> >>>
> >>> —In Maine, gay-marriage supporters have placed a bill on the Nov. 6
> >>> ballot to legalize same-sex marriage. The legislature approved a
> >>> similar bill in 2009 but it was overturned by 53 percent of the voters
> >>> in a referendum that fall. The key question is whether voter sentiment
> >>> has changed enough in three years to reverse the outcome.
> >>>
> >>> (Page 2 of 4)
> >>>
> >>> —In Maryland and Washington, foes of same-sex marriage are expected to
> >>> gather enough signatures in the coming weeks to place measures on the
> >>> Nov. 6 ballot that would overturn recently passed same-sex marriage
> >>> laws. The laws are strongly backed by Democratic Govs. Martin O’Malley
> >>> of Maryland and Christine Gregoire of Washington — both Roman
> >>> Catholics — and strongly opposed by the Catholic hierarchy.
> >>>
> >>> Washington may provide gay-marriage supporters with their best chance
> >>> of victory. It has the only electorate in the nation that has voted to
> >>> grant gay couples the same rights as heterosexual married couples —
> >>> upholding a comprehensive domestic-partnership law in 2009.
> >>>
> >>> “We can’t take anything for granted — we have to make the case,” said
> >
>
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