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Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Here we go again.
Just got this email:

quote:
Dear Friend,

As the newly appointed chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on
the Constitution, Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)has decided to
hold hearings THIS WEEK on the issue of same-sex marriage. The
hearing is focused on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and,
for all practical purposes, on the Federal Marriage Amendment
(FMA) as well.

In light of the many serious issues that our country is facing,
it is absolutely outrageous that a small group of right-wing
Senators would make discriminating against GLBT people their TOP
priority right now.

Stand with me and take action today to let your Senators know
that you oppose any efforts to write discrimination against GLBT
people into our Constitution. Click here to take action now:

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/Stop_FMA_05?rk=Pp1NF7n1UXMwW

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

You might be disappointed, but can you say you're surprised?

Be flattered you're more of a threat than any other crisis they could deal with.

-Trevor

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Look out! Gay people on the loose in the USA!
Call out the National Guard!
[Wink]

Yah...you'd think with all the other critical things going on our leaders would focus on something that is actually a problem. I mean, I'm getting really tired talking/alerting about this issue. I wish the government would leave us alone. There is much more to life than our sex lives.

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

Feh.

I think it's a subconscious, Freudian obsession with your sex life.

-Trevor

Edit: Which makes for an interesting commentary on the people in question. [Big Grin]

[ April 13, 2005, 01:53 AM: Message edited by: TMedina ]

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

[Wink]

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

I don't think there's anything subconscious about it. [Smile]

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

Not really appropriate, but I just thought I'd post this as a funny commentary on the elaborate rituals straight men indulge in.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/219642_mandates.html

-Trevor

Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :

I just clicked on the link and e-mailed my congressmen. I doubt it will do any good, but who knows?

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Pfft, Trevor, men are ridiculous. I get together and go out with girlfriends one on one all the time. We even hug and kiss at the end of the night. Nothing wrong with that! As I said, men are ridiculous.

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Thanks Amanecer.
[Group Hug]

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

Well...yes. Megan tells me this quite often. [Big Grin]

-Trevor