Please write and control the civil rights agenda of the next administration.

topic posted Sat, November 8, 2008 - 1:20 PM by  CCM
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I have an idea... President-Elect Obama has a website. And on that website they are asking for policy suggestions. Below is the civil rights section where you can make those suggestions.

If we all write his people assigned to civil rights maybe we can cause positive change right from the beginning. As it is, all these presidential candidates (Obama included) have stated that it is an issue of the state. We can see here in California that many people cannot separate their religious ideas from legal policy. We must attack the notion from that point. It must be on the federal agenda from the equal protection and separation of church and state points of view--it is a civil rights issue that must be addressed at the federal level. This is the time. Especially with a Democratic Congress. We have to force them to deal with the issue at a national level, once and forever.

Please write your ideas for policy change:


change.gov/agenda/civilrights/
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CCM
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  • L.A. CITY ATTORNEY ROCKY DELGADILLO JOINS SAN
    FRANCISCO, SANTA CLARA IN FILING
    ACTION TO INVALIDATE PROPOSITION 8

    LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo today announced
    his office has joined San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Santa
    Clara County Counsel Anne C. Ravel in filing a petition for writ of mandate with
    the California Supreme Court in order to invalidate Proposition 8, an initiative
    constitutional amendment that would deny same sex couples their fundamental
    right to marry in the State of California.

    “Equal protection under the law is a bedrock principle of our constitutional
    democracy,” said City Attorney Delgadillo. “Proposition 8 flies in the face of that
    principle, and strips away fundamental rights from countless Californians.
    Proposition 8’s supporters won a temporary victory, but only after waging a
    misleading campaign based on fear, and bank-rolled by out-of-state interests. I
    am committed to using every resource at my disposal to secure the full civil rights
    of my constituents, and all Californians. We will not allow discrimination to be
    written into our State Constitution, and I am confident we will preserve equal
    rights for all. This is California.”

    The 34-page suit filed with the high court in San Francisco this afternoon argues
    that the California Constitution’s equal protection provisions do not allow a bare
    majority of voters to use the amendment process to divest politically disfavored
    groups of constitutional rights. Such a sweeping redefinition of equal protection
    would require a constitutional revision rather than a mere amendment, the
    petition argues. Article XVIII of the California Constitution provides that a
    constitutional revision may only be accomplished by a constitutional convention
    and popular ratification, or by legislative submission to the electorate.

    “In this nation, and in this state, we amend our Constitution to extend rights, not
    strip them away,” added Delgadillo.

    Today’s filing is attached.

    ###
    Suite 800, City Hall East
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    Phone: 213-978-8340 Fax: 213-978-2093
    www.cityofla.org/atty/


    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Velasquez
    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008 (213) 978-8340



    Source: www.lacity.org/atty/News_.../attypr.htm
    (213) 507-4434
  • Anti-gay pastor Rick Warren has been selected to give invocation at Obama inauguration. This is an utter nightmare and a total insult to the LGBT community and their straight allies.

    There are few things you can do about this,

    1. Call on President-elect Obama to restore our trust and take real action on equality!

    www.hrcactioncenter.org/campai...echange


    2. Take action on the pick of Rick Warren for Obama’s invocation speech:

    jointheimpact.com/2008/12/r...an-you-do/

    3. Send Obama a letter at change.gov/page/content/contact/ and ask Rick Warren to be removed from the event!

    4. Email Parag Mehta, Obama's LGBT liaison on the transition team at parag.mehta@ptt.gov to express your concern.

    5. Emmett Belivau is the Executive Director/CEO of the Inaugural Committee. Let him know your thoughts:
    202-203-1715 emmett@pic2009.org

    6. Have your voice to be heard and send emails to the members of Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, including

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein
    feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm

    Sen. Harry Reid
    reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

    Sen. Bob Bennett
    bennett.senate.gov/contact/..._form.cfm

    Rep. Nancy Pelosi
    speaker.house.gov/contact/

    Rep. Steny Hoyer
    hoyer.house.gov/contact/email.asp

    Rep. John Boehner
    johnboehner.house.gov/Contact/

    7. Post your letters on the discussion board. Let the whole world know why are you disappointed and outraged!

    8. Ask your friends and family members to do the same.


    (source: www.facebook.com/group.php )

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