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- Subject: But it is OK to coerce certain groups... (Re: Fear, hate, and the eternal companion, hate
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- Date: 23 Jan 93 00:45:32 GMT
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- >phil@netcom.com (Phil Ronzone) writes:
- >|> In Georgia, they have anti-sodomy laws. Which is a way of saying "We, the
- >|> State, are going to tell you two (or N) consenting adults what you can or
- >|> can not do".
- >
- >|> In California, they try to have AB-101 laws, Which is a way of saying "We,
- >|> the State, are going to tell you two (or N) consenting adults what you can
- >|> or can not do".
- >
- >|> The two states, and those two laws, are the two sides of the same
- >|> damn coin.
- >
- Not quite... the sodomy laws come from (well who knows where since
- they are irrational) but we will say from religious pressures, and
- obviously people who are afraid of what other people might be doing.
-
- AB-101 attempts to make sure that the civil rights acts are extended
- to everyone.
-
- >|> Which is why it is refreshing to see the Colorado voters start to put
- >|> a stop to this nonsense of "victimology".
- >
-
- Yes- coercion at it's best. The Colorado amendment is nonsense. Especially
- when it points out particular sets of people. As a point, it appears
- that heterosexual could get special treatment laws past if they want.
- If fact it has the line-
-
- NO PROTECTED STATUS BASED ON HOMOSEXUAL, LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL
- ORIENTATION.
-
- I do not see anything here about heterosexuals, do you?
-
- Therefore this is already a special status law, in a reverse sense.
- It does not close the loop hole if someone is straight.
-
- And then it goes on to state-
-
- [...]
- municipalities or school districts, shall enact, adopt or enforce any
- statute, regulation, ordinance or policy whereby homosexual, lesbian or
- bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or relationships shall
- constitute or otherwise be the basis of, or entitle any person or class
- of persons to have or claim any minority status, quota preferences,
- protected status or claim of discrimination.
-
- And so again we see that it might be very possible for heterosexuals
- to get all of the above things that are being denied to a set of people
- strictly based on their sexual orientation-
-
- What non-sense. It is the height of folly and stupidity...
-
- But of course those Coloradans are doing the right thing according to
- you...
-
- So this means by inference that you are aligned with and in support
- of the TFVC? Since they are the people who pushed and pushed to get
- this amendment in place.
-