Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I’ve only lived in California for eight years, and I love the state, but I believe it could be even better if same-sex couples had the same freedom to marry as everybody else. Those who disagree with me…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As a voter of conscience, I don’t understand how anybody could pop a chad for a Republican. Last night’s slap at people of color piggybacked months of campaigns against Hispanic and Latino workers and years of attacks on…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I’ve written to you in the past about AB 43 which would allow same-sex couples to choose between marriage and Domestic Partnership, but today I want to write to you about a reciprocal bill – SB 11 –…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I’m just a normal guy trying to be the best father I can. Something has to really upset me to get me to write a letter. You accomplished that when you said that Domestic Partnership is the same…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As a pragmatist, I don’t mind so much that you’re planning to veto AB 43 for political reasons; however I was sad to hear you say that discrimination is somehow acceptable because “the people voted for it.” It…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As a parent who wants to teach his kids about freedom and tolerance, it irritates me that you have so curtly promised to veto AB 43, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act.It’s not the veto that…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I’ve been writing to you every day since July 12 to ask you to sign AB 43 because I believe that if you heard the stories of Californians who are affected by this every day, you would find…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I’ve been following your political assent since you replaced Governor Davis, and I have no doubt that “Arnold Strong” can do whatever he wants to do regarding AB 43 and same-sex marriage in this state. Here is what…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I love hearing “change of heart” stories. Yesterday, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, a Republican like you, endorsed a resolution supporting the freedom to marry, reversing his previous position favoring Domestic Partnerships. He said “For three decades, I…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Everybody is saying that you’ll veto AB 43, but that doesn’t make sense. Why would you veto a civil rights bill when your focus is on getting our budget in shape? You ought to be rubber-stamping this bill,…Read More »