Michael,
I think we ought to support equal treatment for all types of marriages
under the law, and do so vociferously. If the State Department of
Health were refusing to pay black employees as much as white employees,
wouldn't we roundly condemn this unequal treatment despite the fact
that we don't believe there should *be* a state Health Department? I
think there is no question that Libertarians would strongly condemn
such an unfair policy.
If we do not come out just as strongly against government
discrimination when it concerns people of differing sexual preferences,
then we are guilty of a double standard. And it would be one more piece
of evidence that the party is tilting to the right.
Yours in liberty,
<<< Starchild >>>
I liked Rob's suggestion, but I think I like yours better, Mike.
Might be an interesting point for Sunday's LGBT forum, looking at how
destructive and intrusive the government has been in heterosexual
family life. A good example for showing the benefits of people
managing their own lives by making their own contracts.From: Mike Denny [mailto:mike@drinksusa.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:43 AM
To: lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [lpsf-discuss] FW: MECA NEWSLETTER - OCTOBERThanks Rob,
I'm wondering if the best way to respond is to support this or if we
should use the issue to lobby government to get out of the marriage
business all together.Thoughts?
Mike
From: Rob Power [mailto:robpower@robpower.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:37 AM
To: lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [lpsf-discuss] FW: MECA NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1Found a way for San Francisco Libertarians to pull the state and
local organizations back up and to the left on the Nolan Chart.
Let's vocally and actively oppose Pete Knight's repeal of AB205,
which grants the same rights to same-sex couples as straight married
couples have (at least at the state level). Like we were the first
party to endorse the recall of Davis, let's beat the Dems and Greens
by being the first party to oppose Knight's initiative. More details
are below in MECA's newsletter.Rob
- -----Original Message-----
From: MECA Execsutive Directors Molly and LJ
[mailto:office@marriageequalityca.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:20 AM
To: Rob Power
Subject: MECA NEWSLETTER - OCTOBERMECAMail!(c) Marriage Equality California
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AB205 REFERENDUM "VOTE YES" Campaign BeginsThe Religious Wrong are trying to "recall" AB205, the Comprehensive
Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibility Act, signed into law by
Governor Davis in September 2003. Like a bad sequel, Senator Pete
Knight is again taking the lead to prevent same-sex couples from
securing the basic rights and responsibilities of domestic
partnership.There is no question that we will be out-financed by the opposition,
however, no matter how well-funded the opposition is, they are wrong
and most Californians know it. We must start knocking on our
neighbors doors and talking to our co-workers to ensure that the
referendum on AB 205 passes. That's right, we need the YES vote
here. When both houses of the Legislature voted YES to AB 205, the
people of California were behind them and will back them up at the
polls in March 2004. All hands are needed in this effort - look for
upcoming local campaign events in your area soon or write back to
this email and volunteer for chapter leadership in your area. To
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