Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – On the grand scale of “people doing mean things to other people,” banning same-sex couples from marriage seems pretty insignificant. But with Friday’s death of Mildred Loving, I was reminded of how cruel people can be. Mrs. Loving,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 23 part (2) says: (2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Nobel Prize Winner and former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has weighed in on the issue of homosexuality and gay marriage. “I am deeply, deeply distressed that in the face of the most horrendous problems — we’ve got poverty,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – At last night’s Academy Awards, the Best Short Documentary went to a film called “Freeheld” about the struggle that a New Jersey police Lieutenant faced as she tried to include her partner in her pension while she also…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – New Jersey has had “civil unions” for a year now. A state commission was formed to find out how that was working out, and they released their report today. The 12-member commission found that the law “creates a…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As a gay dad, I believe you are almost on the verge of having the change of heart that we need so I can finally get married. Your endorsement of John McCain was a really big step for…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today was the 75th anniversary of the date Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Before his reign was over, more than 65,000 homosexuals were interred or murdered. When you vetoed AB 43, the bill that would have stopped…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I know you don’t answer to Al Gore, but you did listen to him about the environment, and that has turned out pretty well for everybody. Would you at least listen to what he has to say about…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Yesterday you told the Los Angeles Times “I have learned a lot of things where I felt one way before I went into office, and all of a sudden you learn things are not quite this way and…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As an American and as a parent, I believe government should not interfere with individual choices. My personal beliefs are echoed in the California Republican Party Platform, which says: “As Republicans, we believe the home should remain the…Read More »