Posted on 10/01/2006 9:46:19 PM PDT by FairOpinion
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has now vetoed all three "sexual indoctrination" bills passed earlier this year.
Conservative activists said Schwarzenegger was responding to election-year pressure from "irate parents and grandparents." Advocates for homosexuality said the veto leaves California students "vulnerable to bias and intimidation based on sexual orientation and gender identity."
Late Thursday, Schwarzenegger vetoed Assembly Bill 606, which would have required that state funds be withheld from any school district that does not adopt a "model policy" prohibiting discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Critics say the bill would have forced schools to promote transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality on school campuses. Supporters called it the "Safe School Act," and they said AB 606 -- in addition to creating a "model anti-discrimination and harassment policy for school districts" -- would have required schools to track and document all bias-related complaints brought by students.
AB 1056, also vetoed on Thursday, would have allocated special funds for a Tolerance Education Pilot Program to teach kids about "tolerance and intergroup relations," including "actual or perceived gender."
"We thank God that children in California public schools will be protected from this direct assault for one more year," said Randy Thomasson, president of the Campaign for Children and Families (CCF), a conservative, pro-family organisation.
"The Democrat politicians and teacher unions are relentlessly pushing to sexually indoctrinate kids. Schwarzenegger has delayed them for now."
In his veto messages, Schwarzenegger said he vetoed AB 606 because it was "irresponsible" to create a new state mandate on schools, and he noted that existing laws already deal with discrimination and harassment in the schools.
The governor said he vetoed AB 1056 because it duplicated current efforts to provide "more avenues to teach about tolerance and human rights."
Earlier this month, Schwarzenegger vetoed SB 1437, which would have changed school textbooks to require positive portrayals of transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality.
The Campaign for Children and Families thanked everyone who called and wrote to the governor. "Cherish the victory and pray to God that these sexual indoctrination bills never, ever return," Thomasson said.
But activists on the other side of the issue expressed disappointment. They said Schwarzenegger, in vetoing AB 606, has rejected a "simple nondiscrimination bill" that would have strengthened existing protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in public schools.
"Some California schools are choosing to ignore the current law prohibiting discrimination and harassment of LGBT students, and to veto a bill that would help enforce that law is shameful," said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California.
"The governor is ignoring the needs of students who are teased and bullied because they are or are perceived to be LGBT. The governor claims to have spent most of his life fighting discrimination and teaching children about tolerance, yet he has vetoed every bill he has seen that would do just that."
Supporters of AB 606 point to studies showing that LGBT students are more likely than their peers to use drugs, consider suicide, be victimized by violence, or carry a weapon to school. "By declining to sign AB 606, the governor has let these students down," said the bill's sponsor, Democratic Assemblymember Lloyd Levine.
But conservatives thanked Schwarzenegger for taking a stand against what they describe as the sexual indoctrination of children -- and the use of public schools to force acceptance of immoral behavior under the guise of political correctness.
One would think that coservatives would be happy and grateful, and make sure to get out and vote for Arnold, since Angelides would sign all of these, if he will be elected governor.
Don't forget that Arnold also vetoed the homosexual marriage bill.
So he signed the bill so registered domestic partners can pay taxes as married couples. But think, this will actually take away some of the main excuse the homosexual groups were using to have REAL marriage approved for them.
yawwwwwwnnnn..
Oh sorry , wrong thread. :-}
Governor Schwarzenegger Terminates Last Piece of Marriage (Homosexual Agenda)Gov. Schwarzenegger signed SB 1827 by lesbian state Senator Carole Migden, a San Francisco Democrat. SB 1827 requires the state tax laws to award marriage status to homosexual couples. Specifically, the bill requires registered “domestic partners” to file personal income tax returns as either “married filing joint” or “married filing separate.” This is in direct violation of federal law which recognizes marriage as only between a man and a woman.
On Sept. 28 in the San Jose Mercury News, Migden openly admitted that SB 1827 is the last right of marriage taken by homosexual activists. “This is the final piece – and I’m proud of it,” she said.
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By giving them the tax consideration, he undermined their major argument for marriage.
Just the sort you want your children to be friends with, right?
Well, why do you think Arnold vetoed it?
He understands.
Thank you. Yes, of course, I'm voting Arnold.
Who cares. He vetoed them just like he did the two gun control bills. Arnold, your the man!
Arnold also vetoed the universal healthcare ( gov run socialized medicine) bill, which would have been a total disaster for CA, also the driver licenses for illegals, and financial aid for illegals.
He did good.
Angelides would be a horrible for CA, with the leftist Dem Legislature running out of control, unchecked.
From article: "Some California schools are choosing to ignore the current law prohibiting discrimination and harassment of LGBT students, and to veto a bill that would help enforce that law is shameful," said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California.
Sorry to break some ideologic bubbles here; but the whole LGBT "harassment" is usually crap. It resembles the whole Feminista "creating a hostile environment" legalistic morass years back. The so-called harassment doesn't have to be real, it can be "perceived" by the so-called victim in order for the homosexualists to consider it valid. You don't want to join the Gay Club at school? Why, now they feel 'hated".
Aren't friendly to a gay person touching you? Why it must be because you are a homophobe. It's the "with us or against us" mentality of the homosexualist organizations. It's stupid, juvenile and only benefits the "adults" demanding to earn a living out of charging innocent people of "gay harassment".
It's a jobs scheme using children as pawns.
Figures.
By surrendering to the enemy, we will take away their reasons to hate us and defeat us!
Wow, what a winning strategy.
It is a surrender, indeed.
One headline this AM on FR: Ted Turner says give the terrorists what they want and then they'll be nice.
We also know how well appeasement worked with Hitler, too.
For whatever reason children are USED to promote the agenda of adults, it's despicable. In addition to the activist homosexuals, there is Michael Newdow, who exploits his child in his determination to have "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. And on the domestic front, kids suffer when pitted by one divorced parent against the other.
More horrific are the Muslim terrorists who teach children to hate "infidels", that there is glory in becoming a suicide bomber.
No doubt there are other examples where children are drawn into areas for which adults alone are responsible.
Deal with your own problems, adults. Using children to support your position is the action of a coward.
Well said, and I concur. And this is basically why I despise the UNIONS in CAlifornia. In particularly, the unions involved with EDUCATION. Children are being "used" so that grownups can have jobs. The children can be damned as to whether or not they are actually receiving an education -- but just so long as "grownups" can have jobs. And the Unions tamper with children's psyche, and then exclaim horror when the children act out. But usually, at this juncture the Unions demand newer wings of another Union be hired within the school district to DEAL with the original problems created by the Unions. It's a horrific shell game, in my eyes; and using children as "props". Disgusts and infuriates me no end.
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