Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today is an historic day. It marks the first time that a state has eliminated a ban on same-sex marriage without being compelled to do so by the courts. But in keeping with other traditions, it was a…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 7, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill H275 Dear Governor Douglas, I just read the news that you vetoed H275, the bill that would make civil marriage available to every Vermonter. What I don’t…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 6, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill S.115 Dear Governor Douglas, I read in the Wall Street Journal that you have promised to veto the bill that would make same sex marriage legal in…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 5, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill S.115 Dear Governor Douglas, In 2006 you vetoed a civil rights bill banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity by employers, financial institutions, housing, public accommodations,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Court after court after court have declared that denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples is unconstitutional. From Hawaii in 1993, to Iowa in 2009, the courts have all said that “freedom means freedom for everybody.” The Opponents of…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 4, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill S.115 Dear Governor Douglas, When I heard that you were planning to veto the civil marriage bill S. 115, I recalled that many other Republicans have had…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 3, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill S.115 Dear Governor Douglas, The mayor of San Diego was about to veto a bill very similar to S. 115, a statement in support of same-sex marriage…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – In 1839 Iowa rejected slavery. In 1868, racially segregated “separate but equal” schools were rejected, and in 1869, Iowa admitted women to the practice of law. Then for a century, Iowa stood still while places like California lead…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 2, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill S.115 Dear Governor Douglas, You have said that Vermont’s civil union law has extended the same state rights, responsibilities and benefits of marriage to same-sex couples. I…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I got a phone message from a friend of mine from high school warning me to “watch out for all those liberal whackos out there in California.” Since he lives in Massachusetts, I had to respond, “I’m more…Read More »
