Allan Wallace wrote: AW) I signed the Restore 04 petition because I realized that if we do not restore the 2004 platform, Sexuality and Gender will the next plank put on the chopping block. (AW
As I explained at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OutrightLibertarians/message/3120, gay rights are not on the chopping block, so I'm curious how you would "realize" otherwise. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OutrightLibertarians/message/3150 for the gay rights language that is going into the leading PlatCom draft. AW) I could live with a simple restoration of the 04 wording because then the atmosphere for restoring the recently improved Sexuality and Gender wording would be favorable. (AW Friends of gay rights in the LP should not accept a risk of regression on the progress that was made in Portland. The Directional Principles subcommittee's draft is on track to preserve the entirety of the S&G principles section, which was a solid improvement on the 2004 language.
