Thoughts on Virginia's Gay Marriage Ban
Originally posted on 16 January '06

Writer’s note: I am a gay, voting Virginia citizen. I reared four children. Each one is a credit to their community, their state and their country. I have five grandchildren. If I had left out the word ‘gay’ in the above statement the ‘moral majority’ would love me. I’d be their poster child! But because I put that horrible scary word in, my family does not exist. Does this not strike you as, at the very least, foolish? AND, at the other extreme, criminal!

Rosa Parks once said,

“I think it would be a good thing if all people were treated equally and justly and not be discriminated against because of race or religion or anything that makes them different from others”.

Well, she would know. Of all the people who run through my mind right now, she rises to the top as one who would surely understand. I’m certain she would see the blatant similarity between her people's past in Virginia legislation and my people’s present in Virginia legislation.

I find it painful that the Virginia legislature finds it agreeable, in an attempt to cater to a larger voting bloc, to come out on the side of prejudice and bigotry in the arena of human rights. They have once more divided their citizens by class, reserving some rights for only the class that fits their definition of ’appropriate’.

I realize that this evaluation is harsh. But that is exactly what their vote on marriage rights boils down to. They can surround this with all the rhetoric they like; it does not matter. It is as simple as this:

The state expects the same things from gays as it does from all others. Their taxes are no less; no less patriotism is expected of them and no less adherence to the law. They should, therefore, be granted every right and privilege that every other citizen has the right to expect.

Bottom line, no matter how one feels about gays, this is a question of citizen's rights and about non-discrimination. It seems shameful to me that Virginia, 'the Mother of Presidents' should once again be in the forefront of discrimination.

I want to wind up with a warning to all the Virginia readers out there. You need to know another thing in addition to the indecency of all this!

Written into this amendment are infringements to the rights of you 90% ‘politically correct’ Virginians as well as to us 10%. Please, watch your backs. You will be voting away your rights, too, not just mine.
- posted by Citizen @ 11:20 AM 0 comments

 
A heartfelt thank you

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

 
Thank You, Canada
for upholding the case for human rights, for
telling all Canadians that they are valuable and
deserve respect and most of all, for doing what the
United States will not do - the granting of equal
constitutional rights to all your citizens in return
for the financial and physical suport they have given
their country!

Virginia Citizen

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Thursday, April 28, 2005

 
It may be social, but it ain't secure
And it's only 'social' in that there'll be a whole lot of people in the same leaking craft.

For quite a while I've been trying to find some common ground for both the extreme 'right wingers' and we poor fools who believe that the way one can tell that ole 'dubya' lies is 'cause we see his mouth open.

I think I’ve found it.

I just read, off Reuters, an article by Steve Holland. Check it out. 2nd page, 3rd paragraph. I quote:

“Under the plan, future growth benefit increases for wealthier people would be limited by tying growth in benefits to prices rather than wages. Benefits to low-income people would remain tied to wages and stay the same.”

But, and correct me if I’m wrong, doesn’t that still leave Georgie’s big corp. buddies in control? Who controls prices? Who controls wages?

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=GD0O2SBK2MZLACRBAE0CFFA?type=topNews&storyID=8339492

Virginia Citizen
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005

 
Where is Southern Honor, John Warner?

Well, it is Spring. Spring is the time when
southerners plow horse manure into their gardens.

It was Spring last year when the detainee abuses came
to light, with more and more from all over popping up
on a regular basis. No need to go into it here - you
all can remember just fine.

Do you remember when, among others, John Warner (rep.
senator, Virginia) and Lindsey Graham (rep. senator,
South Carolina) promised that even onto the highest
level, those at fault would be held accountable? Do
you remember? I remember!

It would seem that it was just more horse manure being
plowed under.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/25/AR2005042501352.html

Virginia Citizen

- posted by Citizen @ 10:12 PM 0 comments

Friday, April 22, 2005

 
Prostitutes for god
Been reading up on the doings of Bill Frist and Tom DeLay. When the christian right tells you they don't approve of prostitutes - don't you believe 'em.
Virginia Citizen
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