Posted on 08/29/2006 9:27:23 AM PDT by calcowgirl
Over 200 years ago our Founding Fathers changed history when they, with the stroke of their pens, declared that the United States would not only recognize, but protect citizens’ freedoms of religion and speech.
Yesterday, with the stroke of his pen, Governor Schwarzenegger declared that such freedoms are subject to the approval of a politically correct government. By signing SB 1441 (Kuehl-D) into law, the Governor decided that certain Constitutional freedoms will not be protected in the state of California.
SB 1441 adds sexual orientation (actual or perceived) and gender identity (actual or perceived) to the list of protected classes under California law prohibiting discrimination. According to the State Senate’s legislative analysis, “This clarification would greatly expand the effect this bill would have on programs and services provided or paid for by the state or a state agency.”
To enforce these new protections, the state may withhold funding from any organization that “discriminates” against homosexuals, transgenders, bisexuals, or anyone’s gender (actual or perceived). Now, under California law, simply living out your faith is considered discriminatory.
As applied, this legislation would prevent parochial schools, private schools, Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, and many other religious universities, from receiving student financial assistance if they also maintain a student code of conduct preventing behavior deemed immoral by their religious beliefs.
In order to receive a CalGrant for your child’s education, you may no longer send your child to a religious school. This will put an unbelievable strain on California families as they will be forced to choose between their deeply-held religious beliefs and affording a college education for their children. If legislators truly desire diversity in California, religious institutions should receive the same equal protections sought by radical homosexual activists. Instead, with the signing of SB 1441, religious rights are secondary to the special rights created by this new law.
Instead of using their resources to educate future leaders, these schools will now be forced to defend themselves in discrimination lawsuits brought by the male teacher who perceives himself as female and wears a dress to school.
For those who still don’t believe that there is a radical homosexual agenda, keep in mind that the characteristics added to the protected list are designed to target people of faith alone. After all, who will be most directly affected by this legislation? Private schools, religious institutions, and faith-based businesses.
According to the State Senate’s legislative analysis, “the impact of this bill is both wide-ranging and deep.” Government services affected by this new law include police and fire protection, recreational programs, social services, health care clinics, and, of course, public schools.
This bill is yet another step towards discriminating against citizens with moral and religious principles who desire to express their beliefs and educate their children according to those beliefs. SB 1441 will inevitably result in reverse discrimination where individuals, organizations and businesses are discriminated against because of their bona fide religious convictions.
In creating special rights for a few, Arnold denies fundamental rights for the rest of us.
The irony must be unsettling for you. You predicted these moments as the Austrian withdrew from the courthouse steps in Santa Monica.
There is no joy in having Arnold exceed the worst of my expectations. Not that I'm surprised by it; considering the multinational context in which these laws are drawn, I should have seen it more clearly.
What's difficult is being so far out in front that it's hard for people to recognize what they're being told as being objective. Instead, they're interpreting the content in terms of bilateral partisanship and missing the intent entirely, solely because they have no facility for first principles. So they grab onto whatever looks familiar, apply a comfortable label, and they're done, calling whatever they don't recognize "wordy."
Even the best educated among us suffer from that malady.
Your reply confirms the notion that you are using the signing of an atrocius bill as some sort of bludgeon to mutilate the governor...(yours and mine).
And your failure to identify or excoriate the framers of this disaster confirms that you are only intent in hanging our inept governor and not really defeating the sinister powers that actually are responsible for it.
And that conspiracy is reinforced by the rabble who have rushed to your defense choosing to insult or discredit someone who challenges this lopsided "sky -is-falling" act of yours.
Why do you deliberately ignore the sinister authors of this criminal legislation? One is led to conclude that you must be a party to this fanciful bit of street theater.
And we have a liberal "republican" guv, also.
Bludgeon and Mutilate? ROFL. Please direct me to that post. I missed it!
And your failure to identify or excoriate the framers of this disaster confirms that you are only intent in hanging our inept governor and not really defeating the sinister powers that actually are responsible for it.
Kuehl? Leno? Goldberg? Koretz? et al? I excoriate them all the time! However, with only a simple majority need to pass these bills, and the democrat majority universally supporting them, there is not much one can do except during the elections. 100% of Republican legislators voted against it, to no avail. At the same time, we have a Republican Governor, who with the stroke of his veto pen, could have corrected their misdeeds. So, I ask again:
Do you support his signature on this bill? 100% of the Republican legislators voted against it. Do you think a Governor has any obligation to the principles and platform of the party in which he ran for office?And that conspiracy is reinforced by the rabble who have rushed to your defense choosing to insult or discredit someone who challenges this lopsided "sky -is-falling" act of yours.
Conspiracy? "Sky-is-Falling"? I asked you before to point out what I posted that qualified as "Hysteria" but you avoided answering. What exactly are you challenging? Don't you think Arnold should have vetoed this?
As to "rabble", I only see one person throwing insults at other freepers--YOU!
Our Governor has failed us. No doubt...and Yes he should have vetoed this dreadful legislation.
Singling him out from the crowd of scurrilous criminals who connived to author and present this atrocious business is dreadfully irresponsible.
Singling him out? Give me a break! I posted an article and you immmediately jumped on me, accusing me of posting "hysteria". The man is the Governor--he is THE official in the Executive Branch that is a fundamental part of how a bill becomes law. There is no other person in the Executive Branch that rules on every bill before it becomes law--that has the power of the veto. Since, as Republicans, we don't have the majority in the legislature, the Governor is the ONLY one who can stop irresponsible legislation from getting through the system. Yet, you call me irresponsible.
Unbelievable!
No says it better, or with more forceful finality, THAN YOU!!! Bravo!!! Encore!!!
Little "civics lessons" that disregard the glaring fact that our government has failed us all by producing this horrid legislation is always suspect.
Singling out the Chief Executive as the culprit is a sure sign of a obsessionary intent on only seeking momentary gratification by finding a whipping boy.
We've seen this behavior many times before at 911,Katrina and countless past historical calamities.
Let's find out those who really sponsored and allowed this disaster...and hold them responsible...instead of finger pointing at a sacrificial lamb.
Don't come on threads like these all brimming with some sort of unjustified self-righteous certitude, dude! You're completely out in left field on this one!!!
It's gratifying to know that "rural eastern Californians" have the time between being swindeled to lecture others with differing views on how misguided they are on these "threads".
Those who are routinely cheated of their "constitutional rights" "25 million acres at a time"(!!!) have a tiny bit of credulity to overcome. Addressing total strangers as "Dude" probably doesn't add much to it either.
At some point soon we expect Allen Funt to log on and inform us that we are all on cyber Candid Camera.
From your response, it is obvious the "civics lesson" was not learned. And your history of bullying me is what is glaring. That seems to be the only obsession here.
Please point to anything I wrote that qualifies "hysteria" and "bludgeoning" and "mutilating" that you accuse me of. And now you have added "Whipping boy" to the list. You still haven't answered any of my questions.
Put up or shut up CBart--your personal insults are getting quite tiresome.
It really might mean you need new glasses.
You have interpreted honest,forthright disagreement with "insults". Have someone read our comments out loud. There is not one insult in what I have shared with you.
While the governor is indefensible and a perpetrator, he in no way bears the full burden for committing this atrocity. Crucifying him will not fix the problem and all the other guilty parties will be unscathed. That is the solution I am opposed to. It is no solution.
Your outrage is outrageous.
Of course, if you read my posts, you will see that I didn't say anything like what you said here. You are spinning and mischaracterizing my posts. I'm done with you, Troll!
Update: Having browsed your current on-line commentary and replied about the subject under scrutiny adequately, it is apparent that we disagree.
Acknowledging the many ongoing "irons" you appear to have in the fire, and in consideration of your busy "work load", I'll just openly concede and admit that you are RIGHT...and trust that that makes everything all better.
Toodles and have a nice life.
I think Arnie has decided he would rather be reelected than do what is right. He knows he can't be without democrats voting for him. Disgusting. The alternative is even worse however. What a choice.
I am looking forward to Mike on KMJ on Friday. He is going ballistic over this, as will be his listeners. I will try and call in myself, as I am so upset by this. This is when a law needs to be overturned as unconstitutional for sure!
And the hate and vitriol I received for my post I didn't forget. And now I see some of those same people on this thread crying about Ahhhnuld's governance of the state. HYPOCRITES one and all, and you folks KNOW who you are. A belated CRAM IT!!! to all of you.
Not you though Robin...JFK
He better not sign that illegal license bill! He knows better, but we shall see.
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