[Vision2020] Anti-Gay Amendment

[Saundra Lund]

Sunil wrote:
"But for a lot of voters, it IS an issue."

Yes, like for all of us in Idaho!  Have y'all forgotten we'll have our very
own proposed anti-gay marriage Constitutional amendment on the ballot in
November as well?

Any predictions about what the outcome will be?  Will Idahoans vote to amend
the Idaho Constitution to legitimize unconscionable discrimination?


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Sunil Ramalingam
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:54 AM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Gay amendment

But for a lot of voters, it IS an issue.

I think that you are correct that it won't pass in the Senate.  I think it
may pass in the House, or at least the vote will be closer.

But this isn't an attempt to actually pass the legislation.  It's purely a
political move, and will be used as an issue in the November election.  It
will help distract from the war in Iraq, the possible (probable?) bombing of
Iran, our deficit problems, etc.

Sunil


>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "'James Reynolds'" <chapandmaize at hotmail.com>, 
><vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Gay amendment
>Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 06:33:22 -0700
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>In my opinion, same-sex marriage is a non-issue.  I believe that the 
>primary (if not the ONLY) reason this issue is brought up is King 
>George's attempt to unify his conservative base behind a common cause 
>before the November elections.  This is what people do when their 
>popularity drops below 30%.
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>There are two reasons why I consider this to be a non-issue.
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>1)  A "Marriage Amendment" is extremely unlikely to pass in the US Senate.
>Given recent developments, it is also not likely to make any high marks 
>in the House, either.
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>2)  King George is hoping for a strongly partisan debate on this issue.
>This would serve to galvanize his base as he prances around the country 
>making exaggerated claims that the Democratic Party is pushing for 
>special privileges for those heinous homosexuals whose sole agenda is 
>to deteriorate American family values, when all the Dems are pushing 
>for is NOT special privileges, but EQUAL RIGHTS.
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>Thoughts?
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>Tom "straight but not narrow" Hansen
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>Moscow, Idaho
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>"Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry 
>in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their 
>humanity, their dignity and personhood,"
>
>- Coretta Scott King (March 30, 1998)