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- From: tjreynol@zephyr.cair.du.edu (five left and cut!)
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- Subject: Re: What happened to all the referenda... RESULTS
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.000404.29998@mercury.cair.du.edu>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 00:04:04 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov5.214917.28857@mercury.cair.du.edu> ptripp@diana.cair.du.edu (Phil Tripp) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov5.194221.9157@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> wdwells@nyx.cs.du.edu (David "Fuzzy" Wells) writes:
- >>>Results of Colorado Amdendment Ballot questions:
- >>>----------------------------------------------
- >>>Amendment 2: (homosexual rights)
- >>> YES: 54% (a sad comment on our state, IMHO)
- >>> NO: 46%
- >>
- >>I was happy to hear of all the conventions that are being moved due to
- >>this ammendment. I also hope that Apple has the guts to fight against
- >>Ammendment 2 or at least move away to a state that doesn't promote
- >>hatred.
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- Colorado does not promote hatred.
-
- >You know, everyone is calling this a hate issue, etc. I don't see
- >it that way at all. It is really a matter of special rights and
- >privileges. Colorado voters have decided not to grant special rights
- >to homosexuals. It doesn't mean anyone hates anyone. Heterosexuals
- >don't have such rights. If a heterosexual has her or his rights
- >trampled upon only because she or he is a heterosexual, what legal
- >recourse would she or he have? None. There are no special rights for
- >heterosexuals to protect them from discrimination based on sexual
- >preference or lifestyle.
-
- Do the existing (I guess they're gone now) discrimination protection
- laws specif that only homosexuals may not be discriminated against
- based on 'sexual orientation'? Or do they say that noone may be
- discriminated against? Seems to me it's just as illegal to discriminate
- against a white person as a black or green person. I don't see why
- legislation passed to protect homosexuals wouldn't also protect hets.
- if it were indeed protecting against discrimination 'based on sexual
- orientation'.
-
- >My guess is most of those who voted "Yes" on Amendment 2 do not hate
- >homosexuals and do not condone discrimination or persecution directed
- >toward homosexuals. The voters just do not see any need or reason to
- >give special rights to homosexuals, rights which heterosexuals do not
- >have.
-
- I suspect that heterosexuals would have had the same rights, but the
- need for them would seem to be next to nil.
-
- >--
- >Phil Tripp, Computing and Information Resources, U of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
- >ptripp@diana.cair.du.edu
-
-
- Tim
- I could, of course, be completely wrong.
-