What the republicans "did" do was add alchoholics and people with Aids to the 'disability list'. That has drained millions from people with disabilities.
Dana and ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "River Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "quad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] ADA destruction > Of course it's not a disability, which is why this is so absurd. In no > way shape or form does the ADA protect gays and lesbians. The Texas > Republican party is attacking the ADA and trying to dismantle it bit by > bit, this is one of their tactics. By spreading the rumor that the ADA > somehow protects gays and lesbians, they further discredit the ADA and > what it is meant to be. Voter who don't even know what the ADA is, and > aren't likely to investigate for themselves, hear that it protects gays > and lesbians and then they support ANY efforts to dismantle the ADA. > > If you received my post last month about the ADA being under attack in > TX you can see what they're doing. I'll look for it and send it out > again. > > RIver > On Sep 9, 2004, at 8:22 PM, Dana Miller wrote: > > > I will probably start a fight here but--being gay or lesbian is a > > "lifestyle", not a disability. > > > > Dana and ? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "River Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "quad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:01 AM > > Subject: [QUAD-L] ADA destruction > > > > > > Aug 11, 2004 > > > > McAuliffe to Bush: Renounce Texas' anti-gay, anti-disability GOP > > platform > > > > Washington, D.C. - Today Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman > > Terry McAuliffe called on President Bush to renounce language in the > > Texas Republican party platform calling for unnecessary and > > discriminatory changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). > > > > The Texas platform inaccurately calls for the immediate removal of > > persons with "homosexual practices" from protection under the ADA. > > Since its passage in 1990, the ADA has clearly stated that sexual > > orientation is not a disability, and as such is not covered under the > > law. > > > > "The Texas Republican party is changing facts in a blatantly > > homophobic attack against gay and lesbian Americans," said McAuliffe. > > "Republicans are abusing the ADA, which has guaranteed equal > > opportunity and access for millions of Americans, for their own > > political games. > > > > "This platform does not represent the values of Texans just as it > > does > > not represent the values of the American people. George W. Bush must > > take a stand and renounce the discriminatory and divisive rhetoric > > coming from his own party in his own state." > > > > Printer-friendly version from Democrats.org > > > > > >
