Posted on 01/27/2009 2:40:08 AM PST by markomalley
Nearly 2,200 government employees involved in foreign policy issues signed a letter delivered to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday calling on the government to give equal benefits to same-sex partners.
The Bush administration had eased some rules, opening up some training to same-sex partners, but had resisted efforts to treat homosexual partners the same as married couples. But Clinton, during her confirmation hearings, indicated a greater willingness to explore the issue.
"I think that we should take a hard look at the existing policy," Clinton said in response to a question from Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.). "My understanding is other nations have moved to extend that partnership benefit."
The issue achieved prominence in 2007 when a respected ambassador, Michael Guest, resigned after 26 years in the Foreign Service to protest the rules and regulations that he argued gave same-sex partners fewer benefits than family pets. Guest said he was forced to choose "between obligations to my partner, who is my family, and service to my country," which he called "a shame for this institution and our country."
Guest was a member of Obama's State Department transition team.
In the letter, which was organized by the group Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies, the signatories wrote, "We believe that no colleague of ours is a second-class colleague, and no colleague's family is a second-class family." Many of the disparities could be resolved with an order from Clinton's office, the letter said, though some would require legislation.
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Obaba's most dedicated supporters are Black churchgoers----who are largely conservative. Obaba caters to his Black churchgoer-constituency.
Keep in mind Obaba came out against gay marriage......despite his liberal proclivities. Black churchgoers vehmently oppose gay marriage---it is a paramount issue with them (some even switched votes to Republicans in earlier elections for that reason).
We need to keep Black churchgoers on top of so/con issues......so that Obaba will be pressured by the supporters who mean so much to him.
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BE PREPARED Compile EMAIL lists of Black churchgoers....post these lists on FR on issues that need pressure groups to move on. New investigations, and those in place, must go forward after Obama's canonization on inauguration day.
Black churchgoers are the people who can move these issues.
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ANOTHER SIGN The Obama White House on Monday backed away from increased federal funding of contraception in the $825-billion stimulus bill.......this is VERY significant for the stated reason.
Surely you're aware that Janet Napolitano is Hillary's new right hand...man.
Says quite a bit about past, current, and future U.S. foreign policy.
Are we competing with Belgium for Ivy League Faggots?
The State Dept. has become a politically-correct holding pen for bureaucrats.
They will become increasingly irrelevant to US Foreign Policy. This latest gay-thing shows how inwardly focused they have become.
Dept of State will keep the mundane tasks of issuing Passports and arranging visits of Congressmen, while the MILITARY, who is the most competent branch of Gov’t, will do all the heavy lifting and really take over the job of Foreign Affairs and Policy implementation.
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