The city of mpls also passed a livable wage law which prohibited city monies from going to businesses who did not pay a livable wage, yet they dumped 50 million dollars at least towards the downtown target and the wage ordinance was waved. Was there any out cry by the gay community over this? If not, why not and why look to others to help your cause when your or rather the gay community did not support ordinary folks just trying to make a fair living. Dain Lyngstad phillips/edina --- Eva Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to Ann DeGroot from Outfront Minnesota for > the tip. Now that they > no longer have the sodomy law to defend in the state > legislature, they seem > to need something else to do. > > What's interesting is you would think no Minneapolis > pol worth his or her > salt would be afraid of the Minnesota Family Council > - or pay any attention > to their bigoted nonsense. After all, how much of > the email they generate > about things like the recent repeal of the bathroom > ordinance even comes > from Minneapolis? > > Anyway, from this, it looks like they are looking > for plaintiffs to try to > sue the Minneapolis "deep pocket". > > Now I've got a question - would a business have > standing to sue if they > weren't currently doing business with the city of > Minneapolis? How are > there any damages if the business has never done > business with the city in > the past? > > The suit I'd really like to see? Single employees > suing on the basis of > inequitable compensation. To me that's the real > inequity going on. > > Eva Young > Near North > > > > >Dear Friend: > > > >Can you help us? The city of Minneapolis has > implemented a pro-homosexual > >marriage benefits ordinance that will negatively > impact many businesses > >that provide goods and services to the city. > > > >Effective January 1st many companies contracting > with the city of > >Minneapolis to provide more than $100,000 in goods > or services will be > >required to offer their private employees who have > domestic partners the > >same benefits they provide employees who are > married. Make no mistake > >about it. This ordinance is part of an effort to > force private employers > >to promote the homosexual lifestyle. > > > >Not only will this ordinance force many business > owners to support > >behaviors they might oppose on moral or economic > grounds, but we strongly > >believe this ordinance is illegal and will not > stand up in a court challenge. > > > >Here's how friends of MFC can help: > > > >Are you or do you know a business owner who does or > could potentially > >provide to the city of Minneapolis any of the goods > or services listed > >below? (Possible candidates would include > businesses that contract with > >other units of government to provide goods or > services.) We would like to > >partner with you and/or other business owners to > challenge the legality of > >this Minneapolis ordinance. > > > >For more information or to see how you can help, > contact MFC president Tom > >Prichard at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 612-789-8811, ext. 207 > > > >List of services/materials City of Minneapolis > purchase on contract: > > > >Accountants/Auditors > >Architecture > >Asbestos/Demolition > >Audio/Video > >Auditors > >Auto Supply > >Automobiles/heavy equipment > >Banking Services > >Cellular Phones > >Electrical > >Equipment Rental > >Excavation > >Facility Improvement > >Fencing > >Fire Prevention > >Flooring > >Fuels > >Furniture > >Golf Course material > >Grounds keeping > >HazMat Contractors > >HDR Engineering > >Heath Care > >Human Services > >HVAC > >Hydraulics/Pumps > >Information Technology/ITS > >Insurance > >Interior Design/Finishing Construction > >Landscaping > >Legal Services > >Liquid Chlorine/Ferric Chloride > >Masonry/Sidewalks > >Mental Health/Counseling > >Office Supplies > >Paper Products/Office Supplies > >Park Construction/Maintenance > >Parking Ticket > >Playground Equipment > >Plumbing > >Reflective Materials > >Road Construction > >Roofing > >Snow Plow > >Social Services > >Telecom > >Telephone > >Traffic Control Devices > >Tree work > >Waste/Rubbish > >Water Utilities > >Wetland Establishment > >Wood recycling > > Eva Young > Near North > Minneapolis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blog is up: > http://lloydletta.blogspot.com > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the > list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing > it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: > http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
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