From: thumim@nevada.edu (Scrooge McDuck)
Subject: Re: 3 Cheers for Colorado "Extremists" 
Organization: University of Nevada System Computing Services
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:19:07 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.173546.26893@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> noyes@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (tom noyes 283-4177) writes:
>In the article posted by Edward R. Arnold for his group "Freedom Watch",
>he deplores the use of misleading language in Amendment 2 by its authors.
>
>   "using confusing language and voter-negative buzzwords such as "quotas,  
>   protected class, minority status"." 
>
>I contend that Mr. Arnold is also using negative language. 
>
>  COLORADO EXTREMISTS - I belive this refers to the majority of people that
>                        passed Amendment 2. 
>
The languge used to write Amendment 2 was extremely biased.  My
parents live in Colorado and they couldn't understand what the bill
was actually proposing.  These are not stupid people.  If they
couldn't understand it, then the authors purpose was clearly defined -
to appeal to the stupid masses.

>Now Mr. Arnold advocates use of a boycott of the state of Colorado, to
>influence the states' citizens views on the issue at hand. Well I believe 
>that voters within a state have the right to choose their laws within
>the frame provided to the states under the consitution. Why should I
>penalize voters who are willing to break the glass house of political
>correctness. If Colorado's citizens feel the need to make laws to
>protect their citizens and businesses from the moral decay of modern society, 
>or if they feel the need to impart socially acceptable values in
>their schools than good for them. 
>
I agree that voters in a state have the right to choose their laws
within the frame provided to the states under the constitution.
However, Amendment 2 _is NOT_ a law.  It is an amendment to the
Colorado Constitution.  Accordingly, homosexuals are denied a
constitutional right under this amendment.

>Gender/Race/Ethnic Awareness classes -  mandatory at some universities
>quotas - enforced to make companies hire and universities accept based upon 
>         skin color and not ability.
>Sexual Harrassment - Legal "pandora's box" for litigation
>
I am sure that you have never been discriminated against or sexually
harrassed or been assaulted for doing your job.  It must be nice to
live in such a closed minded environment, not seeing the world for
what it really is.  If everyone in the world treated everyone else
equally, then we wouldn't need laws that protect our rights.  But
because of organizations like the Aryan Brotherhood and the KKK, we
need those laws to protect us.  Otherwise, the "heterosexual, white
majority" would have everyone who is not like them removed from
society, ala Hitler and the Nazis.

>But I believe
>that every one of the causes championed by politically correct thinkers
>is aiding in the destruction of American society's FAMILIES, VALUES, MORALS,
>and SCHOOLS. 
>
And what exactly are American society's FAMILIES, VALUES, MORALS and
SCHOOLS?  Are they only made of the heterosexual white majority.  Go
back to your little box of ignorance.

>I hope that Mr. Arnold's Boycott fails miserably, and to do my part
>I plan to join the tens of thousands of Texas ski-ers that descend
>upon the slopes of Colorado every winter. This year I guess I will
>spend some extra $$ since those great coloradan voters are not
>afraid of political reprucussions from their vote!
>          
For your information, Coloradoans, myself a native, despise Texan
skiers who descend upon our slopes like the vultures that they are,
thinking that they own the entire place, as they may have done a
hundred years ago.  Stay in Texas, we don't want you or your money.
To us, that sounds like you are giving charity.

Peace.
Jon

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