Dear Congressman,
Laws already exist that make it wrong to conduct violence against anyone. It is unnecessary and harmful to create special classes of people against whom it is "more of a crime". Violence against anyone is already wrong and it would be better to enforce the laws that already exist than create new ones.
I urge you to oppose the Defense Appropriations bill if the "hate crimes" language is not removed. Laws already exist in all 50 states to punish violent crime, making the "hate crimes" language unnecessary, unfair, indefinable, un-American and constitutionally suspect. The "hate crimes" language in this bill is not designed to aid in fighting crime. The reality is that the purpose of this language is to silence those who speak out against homosexuality.
Everywhere hate crimes laws have gone into effect, they have been quickly used to intimidate, silence and punish people of faith who express deeply held religious objections to the normalization of homosexuality.
Such laws not only punish officially disapproved speech and thought, they create two tiers of victims. Under hate crimes laws, some victims get more protections than others, which violates the fundamental American principle of equality under the law.
In fact, such laws actively discriminate against heterosexual Christians who are victims of crime, since they will get less legal protection than homosexual victims.
And since "sexual orientation" is nowhere defined in the legislation, this law will give pedophiles, voyeurs, and exhibitionists special protections, which is why the bill has correctly been called "The Pedophile Protection Act."
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Heath care is about caring for life
Dear Congressman,
There are many reasons I urge you to oppose the Health Care Bill (HR 3200), but among the most important is that it will put Planned Parenthood clinics inside the nation's public schools.
Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest abortion provider and the most dangerous purveyor of the mythical "safe sex" message which has deprived so many American teens of their sexual innocence and left them with diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
I am fundamentally opposed to the Health Care Bill (HR 3200) and any attempt at government take- over of the health care industry. I urge you to oppose the Health Care Bill (HR 3200) or any health care plan that invites Planned Parenthood onto our public school campuses.
Caring for the health of children
Dear Congressman,
There are many reasons I oppose the Health Care Bill (HR 3200), but stopping the taxpayer funding of abortion is perhaps the most important.
The Capps Amendment specifically says that that the "public health insurance option shall provide coverage for (abortion) services," and directs the "Commissioner" to "assure" that every American will have access "to at least one ... plan that provides coverage of (abortion) services."
It is immoral to fund the destruction of innocent human life. We must protect those most vulnerable among us by opposing the Health Care Bill (HR 3200).
I am fundamentally opposed to the Health Care Bill (HR 3200) and any attempt at government take-over of the health care industry. I urge you to protect the life of the unborn by opposing the Health Care Bill (HR 3200).
There are many reasons I oppose the Health Care Bill (HR 3200), but stopping the taxpayer funding of abortion is perhaps the most important.
The Capps Amendment specifically says that that the "public health insurance option shall provide coverage for (abortion) services," and directs the "Commissioner" to "assure" that every American will have access "to at least one ... plan that provides coverage of (abortion) services."
It is immoral to fund the destruction of innocent human life. We must protect those most vulnerable among us by opposing the Health Care Bill (HR 3200).
I am fundamentally opposed to the Health Care Bill (HR 3200) and any attempt at government take-over of the health care industry. I urge you to protect the life of the unborn by opposing the Health Care Bill (HR 3200).
Stop "cap and trade"
Dear Congressman,
I urge you to oppose the disastrous "cap and trade" bill. Policy analysts say the bill will raise energy costs, increase unemployment and weaken the economy. The legislation limiting greenhouse gas emissions will hit consumers with a 60-percent spike in gasoline prices and a 90-percent increase in electricity prices, after inflation.
Again, I strongly urge you to oppose this legislation. "Cap and trade" will destroy the American economy and dramatically increase energy costs for the average American.
I urge you to oppose the disastrous "cap and trade" bill. Policy analysts say the bill will raise energy costs, increase unemployment and weaken the economy. The legislation limiting greenhouse gas emissions will hit consumers with a 60-percent spike in gasoline prices and a 90-percent increase in electricity prices, after inflation.
Again, I strongly urge you to oppose this legislation. "Cap and trade" will destroy the American economy and dramatically increase energy costs for the average American.
Health care for babies
Dear Congressman,
There are many reasons I oppose the Health Care Bill but stopping the taxpayer funding of abortion is perhaps the most important.
The Hyde Amendment prevents Medicaid funds - and Medicaid funds only - from being used for abortions, but that restriction wouldn't apply to the current HR3200 bill.
For any Health Care Bill under your consideration, please work to ensure that it includes amendments that prevent taxpayer funding of abortion.
Hate Crimes legislation does not belong in a defense bill
Dear Congressman,
I urge you to vote "no" on the Defense Authorization Bill if the "hate crimes" language is not removed. Though I support adequate funding for the military, this attachment is a poison pill that makes the bill unacceptable. Our military deserves a stand-alone vote on funding.
I oppose the "hate crimes" bill because it criminalizes thought, endangers freedom of religion and speech, and destroys the American principle of equality under the law.
Your vote on the "hate crimes" bill will affect my support when you stand for re-election.
School is for learning, not indoctrination
Dear Congressman,
Kevin Jennings is not qualified under any ethical standard to be entrusted with the safety of our nation's public school children. Therefore I urge Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to immediately call for Jennings's resignation. I also call on my members of Congress to urge the Secretary of Education to ask for Mr. Jennings' resignation.
Jennings is the founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which pushes so-called "anti-bullying" policies which even GLSEN admits are really about promoting "affirmation" of homosexual behavior in the school system.
Jennings is intolerant of the "religious right," 90% of whom enroll their children in public schools, and said in a 2000 speech "I'm trying not to say '[F---] 'em'...I don't care what they think. Drop dead!"
He wants homosexual indoctrination of students at all levels, having written the forward to a book entitled "Queering Elementary Education," and saying in 2004, "Ex-gay messages have no place in our nation's public schools...There is no 'other side' when you're talking about lesbian, gay and bisexual students."
By his own admission he failed his legal duty to report what he believed to be a case of statutory rape when a young student approached him for counsel after the boy had been preyed on by an older adult in a local bus station bathroom. Jennings' main piece of advice: "I hope you know how to use a condom."
He writes in his 2006 memoir without any remorse of frequently getting "drunk and stoned" when he was a teenager.
It is time for the "Safe and Drug Free Schools" Czar to resign.
Kevin Jennings is not qualified under any ethical standard to be entrusted with the safety of our nation's public school children. Therefore I urge Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to immediately call for Jennings's resignation. I also call on my members of Congress to urge the Secretary of Education to ask for Mr. Jennings' resignation.
Jennings is the founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which pushes so-called "anti-bullying" policies which even GLSEN admits are really about promoting "affirmation" of homosexual behavior in the school system.
Jennings is intolerant of the "religious right," 90% of whom enroll their children in public schools, and said in a 2000 speech "I'm trying not to say '[F---] 'em'...I don't care what they think. Drop dead!"
He wants homosexual indoctrination of students at all levels, having written the forward to a book entitled "Queering Elementary Education," and saying in 2004, "Ex-gay messages have no place in our nation's public schools...There is no 'other side' when you're talking about lesbian, gay and bisexual students."
By his own admission he failed his legal duty to report what he believed to be a case of statutory rape when a young student approached him for counsel after the boy had been preyed on by an older adult in a local bus station bathroom. Jennings' main piece of advice: "I hope you know how to use a condom."
He writes in his 2006 memoir without any remorse of frequently getting "drunk and stoned" when he was a teenager.
It is time for the "Safe and Drug Free Schools" Czar to resign.
Protect Constitutional Freedom
Dear Congressman,
I urge you to oppose H.R. 2981 - H.R. 3017 - S. 1584: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The negative implications of the bill on the work place environment, employment litigation, and society are significant. ENDA will trigger unnecessary employee disputes and present problems and pressures for both workers and employers.
ENDA is aimed at providing heightened protections for particular sexual behaviors. It would grant special consideration on the basis of "sexual orientation" that would not be extended to other employees in the work place.
The case has not been made that systemic and widespread discrimination justifies a new legally protected class. Don't you think that you have a right to work without being subjected to sexual expressions, political agendas and other non-work related conduct? For example, as employers prepare to comply with the legislation and guard against frivolous claims, employees will be trained to be more "sensitive" to gay and lesbian co-workers and pressured to embrace and promote all values, even those that violate their own religious or personal convictions.
ENDA violates employers' and employees' Constitutional freedoms of religion, speech and association. The proposed legislation would prohibit employers from taking their deeply held beliefs into account when making personnel decisions. This would pose an unprecedented intrusion by the federal government into people's lives.
ENDA would approvingly bring private behavior considered immoral by many into the public square. By declaring that all sexual preferences are equally valid, ENDA would change national policy supporting marriage and family.
ENDA would strike at the very heart of our American liberties, and I urge you to oppose it.
I urge you to oppose H.R. 2981 - H.R. 3017 - S. 1584: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The negative implications of the bill on the work place environment, employment litigation, and society are significant. ENDA will trigger unnecessary employee disputes and present problems and pressures for both workers and employers.
ENDA is aimed at providing heightened protections for particular sexual behaviors. It would grant special consideration on the basis of "sexual orientation" that would not be extended to other employees in the work place.
The case has not been made that systemic and widespread discrimination justifies a new legally protected class. Don't you think that you have a right to work without being subjected to sexual expressions, political agendas and other non-work related conduct? For example, as employers prepare to comply with the legislation and guard against frivolous claims, employees will be trained to be more "sensitive" to gay and lesbian co-workers and pressured to embrace and promote all values, even those that violate their own religious or personal convictions.
ENDA violates employers' and employees' Constitutional freedoms of religion, speech and association. The proposed legislation would prohibit employers from taking their deeply held beliefs into account when making personnel decisions. This would pose an unprecedented intrusion by the federal government into people's lives.
ENDA would approvingly bring private behavior considered immoral by many into the public square. By declaring that all sexual preferences are equally valid, ENDA would change national policy supporting marriage and family.
ENDA would strike at the very heart of our American liberties, and I urge you to oppose it.
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