something to do about the Don't Offer Marriage Act (or was it the Defense
of Marriage Act - you know, the anti-same-sex-marriage act) that I got
from my brother Chris in NYC.
William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not
Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | many organizations I belong to or represent. :-)
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Subject: Fwd: Help stop DOMA now!
Author: PC:[EMAIL PROTECTED] at UUCP
Date: 8/30/96 1:07 PM
In a message dated 96-08-27 18:52:38 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christine M.
Contestable) writes:
<<
"Defense of Marriage Act" Action Alert
To participate in this experiment:
1. E-mail this message, exactly as it is, complete with this introduction to
at least five of your friends. Add it to any mailing lists you are on.
Please, distribute as widely as you can.
2. Copy the message below the line, without this introduction, to a new
e-mail message. (Please read it!)
3. Address that new message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
4. Fill in your name, street address and the date in the appropriate places
top and bottom. The White House tosses e-messages with no street address.
5. In the subject line, write VETO DOMA
6. Hit the send button and your copy of message will be on its way to The
White House.
If you follow all of these directions the President could receive a few
hundred thousand messages titled VETO DOMA. It would be too much to ignore.
We can and will make a difference in 1996!
Jeff Harris
Seattle, WA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
_____________________________________________________
August 6, 1996
President Bill Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. President:
Republicans in Congress (with the help of many Democrats) will probably pass
the so-called "Defense Of Marriage Act," or "DOMA." This bill has been
created from ignorance, hatred for gay Americans and a desire to embarrass
you in an election year. You aided its progress when, to make yourself look
good in an election year, you announced early that you would sign it. I urge
you to rethink your position on this issue, and extend to gays and lesbians
THE SAME RIGHTS as every other American. I urge you to veto DOMA.
DOMA is a dangerous threat to the civil liberties of gay Americans and to the
Constitution itself. As Jim Crow laws once did to African Americans in the
South, DOMA would use the mighty power of the federal government to deny
rights to one class of citizens -- gay Americans. Such rights as income tax
benefits, pensions, social security survivor benefits, access to partners in
federal hospitals, immigration rights, and so much more that we have yet to
consider could all be legally denied to homosexuals. For the first time
under federal law, this bill would create two classes of citizenship with
different rights for each. This divisive law threatens one of our most
important Constitutional principles; equal protection under the law.
As a citizen of this nation, as a homosexual/heterosexual/married person,
and as a registered voter, I strongly urge you to reconsider your position
on this very important matter. I urge you to do the right thing, Mr.
President. Speak out against the hatred, eschew the politics of division and
rise above the political expedience. Do the right thing for your country
and its citizens. Veto DOMA. Raise your voice against this monstrous
injustice. Use the power of your veto pen to bring us together, instead of
your signature to divide our nation by creating a new federally ordered
apartheid system of injustice.
Sincerely,
<your name>
<your street address>
<your city, state, zip>
^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=
The Rev. Christine M. Contestable
2451 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709-1211
+1-800-353-CDSP (2377)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
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Forwarded Message:
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Forwarded Message:
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 1996 10:52:38 PM
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christine M. Contestable)
Subj: *QL*: DOMA
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Defense of Marriage Act" Action Alert
To participate in this experiment:
1. E-mail this message, exactly as it is, complete with this introduction to
at least five of your friends. Add it to any mailing lists you are on.
Please, distribute as widely as you can.
2. Copy the message below the line, without this introduction, to a new
e-mail message. (Please read it!)
3. Address that new message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
4. Fill in your name, street address and the date in the appropriate places
top and bottom. The White House tosses e-messages with no street address.
5. In the subject line, write VETO DOMA
6. Hit the send button and your copy of message will be on its way to The
White House.
If you follow all of these directions the President could receive a few
hundred thousand messages titled VETO DOMA. It would be too much to ignore.
We can and will make a difference in 1996!
Jeff Harris
Seattle, WA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
_____________________________________________________
August 6, 1996
President Bill Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. President:
Republicans in Congress (with the help of many Democrats) will probably pass
the so-called "Defense Of Marriage Act," or "DOMA." This bill has been
created from ignorance, hatred for gay Americans and a desire to embarrass
you in an election year. You aided its progress when, to make yourself look
good in an election year, you announced early that you would sign it. I urge
you to rethink your position on this issue, and extend to gays and lesbians
THE SAME RIGHTS as every other American. I urge you to veto DOMA.
DOMA is a dangerous threat to the civil liberties of gay Americans and to the
Constitution itself. As Jim Crow laws once did to African Americans in the
South, DOMA would use the mighty power of the federal government to deny
rights to one class of citizens -- gay Americans. Such rights as income tax
benefits, pensions, social security survivor benefits, access to partners in
federal hospitals, immigration rights, and so much more that we have yet to
consider could all be legally denied to homosexuals. For the first time
under federal law, this bill would create two classes of citizenship with
different rights for each. This divisive law threatens one of our most
important Constitutional principles; equal protection under the law.
As a citizen of this nation, as a homosexual/heterosexual/married person,
and as a registered voter, I strongly urge you to reconsider your position
on this very important matter. I urge you to do the right thing, Mr.
President. Speak out against the hatred, eschew the politics of division and
rise above the political expedience. Do the right thing for your country
and its citizens. Veto DOMA. Raise your voice against this monstrous
injustice. Use the power of your veto pen to bring us together, instead of
your signature to divide our nation by creating a new federally ordered
apartheid system of injustice.
Sincerely,
<your name>
<your street address>
<your city, state, zip>
^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=^=
The Rev. Christine M. Contestable
2451 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709-1211
+1-800-353-CDSP (2377)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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