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- From: perrier@teal.csn.org (Perry A. Branch)
- Subject: Re: Colorado Amendment 2: The First Fatality
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- References: <1992Nov13.205736.9819@wam.umd.edu> <BxoBC2.Is5@fc.sde.hp.com> <1992Nov16.154610.652@wam.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 04:58:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.154610.652@wam.umd.edu> aap@wam.umd.edu (Alberto Adolfo Pinkas) writes:
- >In article <BxoBC2.Is5@fc.sde.hp.com> marc@hpmonk.fc.hp.com writes:
- >>This is a (rather lame) argument in favor of discrimination in general, but it
- >>does not give me a clue as to why one should be constitutionally guaranteed the
- >>right to discriminate against gays, but not against say blacks.
-
- >Just because some people do not think that being Gay is the same
- >thing as being black?
- >I know some people who think that being Gay is a psychological disorder, in
- >some cases. They do not believe that Gay should be given minority status.
-
- >>I could
- >>subsitute "black" for "gay" above without changing the point. So we should
- >>have an amendment prohibiting African-Americans from protection against
- >>disrimination, too?
-
- >For some people it would not be the same. For some people being Gay is not
- >an inborn thing but a disorder.
-
-
- Ok, substitute Jewish for Gay. Should there be antidiscrimination laws for
- all religious orientations EXCEPT for Jews? Heck, let's just DO this little
- experiment with the ballot summary.
-
- -- Ammendment 2 ballot summary (with Jewish instead of Homosexual etc.)
- Shall there be an amendment to article II of the Colorado Constitution to
- prohibit the state of Colorado and any of its political subdivisions from
- adopting or enforcing any law or policy which provides that Jewish orientation,
- conduct or relationship constitutes or entitles a person to claim any minority
- or protected status, quota preferences, or discrimination.
- --
-
- Now if I wanted to get this passed I would SCREAM about how there are
- jew-rights laws (antidiscrimination because of religion) and if we're don't
- pass this ammendment they will get MINORITY STATUS! with QUOTAS and EVERYTHING!
- They (Jews) want SPECIAL RIGHTS! And anyway, we all know that *God* is pissed
- because the Jews have DISSED *His* son.
-
- Does this sound familiar, historic maybe?
-
- The point is that it doesn't matter whether you belive homosexuality is genetic
- or a lifestyle choice, legalized discrimination is a bad precedent.
-
- >>Marc Sabatella
- >>marc@hpmonk.fc.hp.com
-
- >AAP
-
- perrier
-
- (oh, for the "Let's get rid of ALL the antidiscrimination laws!" folks, since
- that is not the case here, that argument is not really relevant.)
-
-
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