PETITION: Homosexual Hands off Poland

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[JoAnka]

To the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering:

On April 25, 2007, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Polish officials for proposing educational policies to protect their children from homosexual propaganda. The EU resolution condemned the Polish government and critized the Polish Prime Minister for saying that “promoting a homosexual lifestyle to young people in school as an alternative to normal life goes too far, and that these kinds of initiatives in schools have to be stopped.” The Parliament asserts that this viewpoint and any implementing legislation are a violation of European human rights law. This is simply not true.

We, thousands of citizens from all over the world, stand in solidarity with the Polish people and strongly condemn the European Parliament resolution on homosexuality in Europe. The resolution is a blatant attempt to bully the people of Poland from exercising their rights to educate their sons and daughters according to their cultural and national traditions. We call on the Parliament to stop this promotion of a radical social agenda, including the proposed "fact finding mission" to Warsaw and the Parliament’s threat of legal action against Poland.

First, the European Parliament has no competence in the area of education. Moreover, the legal instrument the Parliament is using to pressure the Polish government, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, is not legally binding. Finally, the legal document that is binding, the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), makes absolutely no reference to homosexuality. Neither does the Treaty of the European Union. Nor does any binding international human rights treaty.

If the accusations in the resolution had any legal merit whatsoever, the Parliament would have already taken legal action. It did not, and it cannot, because Poland is acting within its rights as a European member state. Poland is acting in accordance with its obligations under international human rights law.

We commend the Members of the European Parliament from Poland who stood up to this harassment in the European Parliament last week, Bogdan Pek and Konrad Szymanski. Their courage to speak on behalf of the Polish people is an inspiring example of the true meaning of fundamental rights and freedoms in Europe.

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[JoAnka]

“a happy Polish Constitution Day (May 3rd) to you all!”

Dzieki, nawzajem! :)

[JoAnka]

bttt

[Pinkbell]

Yep, definietely rehtorical. Unfortunately, many European countries like England and France accept this behavior. Homosexuals should be treated with dignity and compassion, but their behavior should never be accepted or legitamized.