Petition (the Republicans are at it again)

Apr 24 20:16 UTC 2003

From a friend:

> >There is a Constitutional Amendment being proposed that will ultimately ban
> >homosexual marriages/civil unions and possibly domestic partner benefits in
> >the future.
> >It is being pushed through Congress quickly so as to make as little noise  
> >as possible. If you think that this issue does not belong in the 
> >constitution, then please go to this site and sign the petition in order to
> >make your opinion known:

http://www.petitiononline.com/0712t001/petition.html

> >This petition is being organized (it's not an "add your name to the bottom 
> >and forward" kind of thing). Go to the site itself in order to sign the 
> >petition.
> >And please pass this along to your friends and family (gay & straight 
> >allies) so that we can all, together, convey the message that the 
> >Constitution is about human rights, not just religious rights. If you have 
> >problems getting to the petition with the link above, go to 
> >www.petitiononline.com, select the Top 10 Petitions and choose the Oppose 
> >the Federal Marriage Amendment.

response 2 of 4:

Jun 20 06:22 UTC 2003

To paraphrase Dr Johnson, online petitions aren't worth the paper
they're printed on.

response 4 of 4:

Jun 27 04:50 UTC 2003

        Or at least a clause that they had to agree with Federal laws about
discrimination if they wanted Federal dollars ...