Posted on 04/29/2005 2:07:53 PM PDT by Pikamax
California Assembly Passes Bill Discouraging 'Anti-Gay Rhetoric' (CNSNews.com) - The California Assembly has passed a bill intended to discourage candidates from using "anti-gay rhetoric" in their political campaigns.
The bill adds "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to California's Code of Fair Campaign Practices -- an "anti-discrimination" pledge that is given to every candidate for public office.
Signing the pledge is voluntary, but failure to sign it could prove difficult for candidates who might risk being judged "unfair."
Critics call the bill an effort to muzzle any politician who refuses to support the homosexual agenda.
But homosexual activists say its an effort to stamp out prejudice: "This bill red flags candidates and campaign committees to think twice before using anti-gay rhetoric as a campaign tactic," said Geoffrey Kors, executive director of Equality California, the group that helped write the bill.
"We thank Assembly Speaker pro Tem Yee for promoting an equal playing field and helping to end the misinformation and anti-gay bigotry that taints our elections cycle and divides voters.
According to Equality California, "Incidents of violence against LGBT people have peaked in national elections years, such as in 2004 during the presidential campaign, in which lesbian and gay issues played an unprecedented role at both the national and local levels."
Kors said the bill should prompt candidates to be "thoughtful and culturally sensitive to the constituencies they hope to represent."
Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) said passage of AB 866 moves California "one step closer to ending anti-gay rhetoric in political campaigns.
"Candidates should not discriminate and victimize the LGBT community for political purposes, and fostering campaigns that create fear and intimidation only incite a potentially dangerous situation for the LGBT community," Yee said in a press release.
After passing the California State Assembly Monday on a 47-27 vote, AB 866 now heads to the State Senate.
Thank you...now I don't have to risk it...ROTF-LMAO
Normalphobic speech and behavior is, of course, still OK and, in fact, will begin to be emphasized as part of the pervert/deviant agenda campaign. When are they going to find a cure for this terrible disease?
I't sure isn't Smith Brothers Cherry Cough Drops!
Cut their pay and send the bastards (Legislators) home !
Maybe it is better to leave the CA Mexico border unguarded. That way macho latins will take over the state and create a Spanish speaking, Catholic heterosexual society and replace the defunct CA culture.
What does it take before Americans grab pitchforks and torches and take back the country?
Well in order to be fair, they also need to discourage Gay Rhetoric as well.
Hear, Hear FRiend!
Ping:
"It's 1984 in Massachusetts – And Big Brother Is Gay"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1393274/posts
No No No...
'THEIR'speech is 'FREE' speech...
'YOUR' speech is 'HATE' speech
Or in my swimming pool?
Oh... sorry I forgot.... : (
We have come so, so far from the days when political speech was considered to be the core of the First Amendment...
Thanks for the ping. I can use this, SD. Appreciate it.
You just have to "endure to the end", and then the cleansing fire of the Holy Spirit will purge the Earth of all the effects of sin. Until the Sons of God appear, Christ's perfected remnant church, things will continue to go from bad to worse.
What happens if a candidate signs the pledge but fails to uphold every line?
If the pledge become overloaded with issues unrelated to fair campaign practices ("fair" describing actions such as following disclosure and fundraising laws, adhering to the truth, etc.), it will simply become even more meaningless than it is now. I have never noticed whether candidates sign this particular pledge.
Isn't this the same group that wants to stencil little serial numbers on condoms?
Fair includes paying a family member up to $150,000 / year
A veto on this for sure. One mans anti-gay rhetoric is anothers free speech. I can envision hwere even mentioning the term family values would be considered anti-gay by the left
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