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Apr. 16th, 2005
Texas HJR 6
Apr. 16th, 2005 09:22 pmTexans:
On April 11, 2005 the House Committee on State Affairs approved HJR 6, the
Anti-Gay Texas Marriage Amendment, by a vote of 6-1. Debate on the House
Floor of HJR 6 will now be scheduled and a vote on is expected in the house
by the end of April. Please contact your State Representative now to let them
know you oppose writing discrimination into our Constitution, and ask them to
VOTE NO on HJR 6.
http://www.logcabin.org/campaign/stoptxhjr6/step1
This link can give you a boilerplate, but I encourage you to use some of the suggested language as a blueprint only, and write your own letter. Or add to it--that will mean more.
We may not stop this mess, but we can register our protest.
On April 11, 2005 the House Committee on State Affairs approved HJR 6, the
Anti-Gay Texas Marriage Amendment, by a vote of 6-1. Debate on the House
Floor of HJR 6 will now be scheduled and a vote on is expected in the house
by the end of April. Please contact your State Representative now to let them
know you oppose writing discrimination into our Constitution, and ask them to
VOTE NO on HJR 6.
http://www.logcabin.org/campaign/stoptxhjr6/step1
This link can give you a boilerplate, but I encourage you to use some of the suggested language as a blueprint only, and write your own letter. Or add to it--that will mean more.
We may not stop this mess, but we can register our protest.
Drawing the proper contrasts....
Apr. 16th, 2005 09:33 pmI was reading The Daily Kos, and a writer (a guest writer, I believe) was suggesting that we quote Lincoln as our banner against those who would create us a theocracy.
Keep going, the portion about Abraham Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Union Address begins in the box after this paragraph:
"But the point of my suggestion is the absolute necessity of drawing the proper
contrasts between the moderate, rational and sensible policies of the
Democratic Party with those of the Extreme Right Wing fringe-controlled
Republican Party. Abraham Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Union Address, with some
modifications in brackets, provides us with the proper perspective:"
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/4/15/31439/3380
Ironic, isn't it, that Lincoln was a Republican? Titles change, and change again...
Keep going, the portion about Abraham Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Union Address begins in the box after this paragraph:
"But the point of my suggestion is the absolute necessity of drawing the proper
contrasts between the moderate, rational and sensible policies of the
Democratic Party with those of the Extreme Right Wing fringe-controlled
Republican Party. Abraham Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Union Address, with some
modifications in brackets, provides us with the proper perspective:"
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/4/15/31439/3380
Ironic, isn't it, that Lincoln was a Republican? Titles change, and change again...
Mr. DeLay, may I introduce Mr. Madison?
Apr. 16th, 2005 09:36 pmAnd about that proposal to have an amendment to the Constitution about Marriage....
"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State."
--James Madison, Federalist #45
http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa45.htm
"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State."
--James Madison, Federalist #45
http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa45.htm
And, for my last act--
Apr. 16th, 2005 09:41 pmIf you've forgotten whatever parts of the Constitution you ever knew:
http://www.constitution.org/
They can always use a little support, putting up this site. I'm contemplating bumper sticker investment. I especially like the bumper sticker quoting ol' Ben Franklin. (Appropriate that Ben should have the last word this week.) I've seen the first part of this quote on bumper stickers--but not with the second part included.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
http://www.constitution.org/
They can always use a little support, putting up this site. I'm contemplating bumper sticker investment. I especially like the bumper sticker quoting ol' Ben Franklin. (Appropriate that Ben should have the last word this week.) I've seen the first part of this quote on bumper stickers--but not with the second part included.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
About the tree.... (JEM Thoughts)
Apr. 16th, 2005 09:51 pmThis is my last post, for now, about Jean Elizabeth Martin, who died untimely and will be missed. I've been very fuzzy from LBb treatment and my time sense is greatly distorted, so I missed (by about 24 hours) when I planned to write a short message and pass it on to Teresa Patterson, in hopes that she would share it at Jean's memorial. Some of Jean's work associates had a ceremony last Thursday the 7th and planted a tree in her honor.
Since I missed my chance to contribute there, I decided to create a small image of a special tree that was introduced to me in Austin. This icon is a Peppermint Peach, a small, flowering tree that is spectacular here in late March and early April. We have dozens of them planted near Town Lake, and yes, your eyes do not deceive you--the blossoms range from white to pink to rose to rose red, usually in swaths, hence the name.
These trees remind me of antique roses, in their unique bloom pattern. Alas, they are also short-lived, only 15 or 20 years on average. This beauty belongs to a neighbor I haven't met yet, so no idea how old it is--but it's gnarled enough to be halfway through its life.
When I saw it begin to bloom this spring--an unexpected treat in our rocky area, because they need deep, well-drained soil to thrive--I immediately thought of Jean. Beautiful like a rose, unusual and graceful...and with all too short a time to share.
So this tree is for Jean. I don't know if she was ever in Austin at the right time to see one. I think it would have delighted her.
Since I missed my chance to contribute there, I decided to create a small image of a special tree that was introduced to me in Austin. This icon is a Peppermint Peach, a small, flowering tree that is spectacular here in late March and early April. We have dozens of them planted near Town Lake, and yes, your eyes do not deceive you--the blossoms range from white to pink to rose to rose red, usually in swaths, hence the name.
These trees remind me of antique roses, in their unique bloom pattern. Alas, they are also short-lived, only 15 or 20 years on average. This beauty belongs to a neighbor I haven't met yet, so no idea how old it is--but it's gnarled enough to be halfway through its life.
When I saw it begin to bloom this spring--an unexpected treat in our rocky area, because they need deep, well-drained soil to thrive--I immediately thought of Jean. Beautiful like a rose, unusual and graceful...and with all too short a time to share.
So this tree is for Jean. I don't know if she was ever in Austin at the right time to see one. I think it would have delighted her.
