From: conditt@tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Paul Conditt)
Subject: Re: Amendment 2
Organization: Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas at Austin
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:33:00 GMT

In article <Jan08.065849.76737@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> cs151kx@lamar.ColoState.EDU () writes:
>		Being that I am from Colorado, i feel that we have the
>		right to vote however we choose.  If we voted against
>		special rights for gays, then that is democracy working
>		for us.  I don't feel that those who feel the need to
>		boycot us know what they are doing.  I will join the
>		boycott against the boycotters and for starters, since
>		Georgia is boycotting Colorado, and Coke is located in
>		Atlanta, I will stop drinking Coke.

Good point.  The good thing about this is that democracy worked in this
case.  If the majority of people in CO are against the ammendment, then
they should vote it out of existence.  Pressure from the rest of the
country should not (ideally) affect the outcome.
>
>
>		If you feel that same way, that gays should not have 
>		special rights, that is, no more special that the standard
>		american, I would encourage you to boycott the boycott and
>		to start with boycotting Coke.  And for that matter, boycott
>		everyone, and everything, that is in essence boycotting
>		the American way.  
>		Colorado has already lost ten million dollars in various
>		areas due to these people, but fine if you feel that way,
>		then stay out!!!!

I'm not gonna stay out.  In fact, I'll be in Denver the weekend of Jan 16
for an interview.  I'll be skiing on Sunday.  Any suggestions as to who
has good snow right now?  Any good places to eat or check out in the
Morrison area?

>
>		What do you think?
I think (read - my opinion) that the boycott is pretty stupid.  The city
council here in Austin has decided to boycott CO.  It seems to me that 
they really don't know what they're doing, but it is the "politically
correct" thing to do. Please pass me the bucket so I can *hurl*.

I'm reserving judgement until I see what the ammendment actually says (
anyone wanna tell me the actual wording?), but it seems to me that gays
should not be given extra rights just because they wanna scream about
descrimination.  They should not be descriminated against, but neither
should they have extra rights.  Does this ammendment really take away
rights from them? From what I've heard (again, I'd like to see the actual
wording), the ammendment prevents people from taking legal action against
employers who fire them based on sexuality.  If this is true, then the
law probably is descriminatory.  However, think about the implications.
Say you get fired and you want to get back at your former employer.  The
easiest way to do this would be to claim that you're gay and that they
are descriminating against you and violating your rights to a job (not
that any of us actually have a right to a job, but some would seem
to think so).

I realize that this doesn't really belong in this group.  I also realize
that I just posted major flame-bait, but we haven't had a good flame
war since just before the holidays, so why not have one now? :)
>
>		Sincerely Lates,
>
>		TOPHER
>
>   ___________________________________________________________________________
>   I   ______  ____   ___  /   /     cs151kx@lamar.colostate.edu              I
>   I     /    /   /  /  / /___/      ChrisTOPHer S. Johnston                  I
>   I    /    /   /  /--- /   /       Colorado State University                I 
>   I   /    /___/  /    /   /      AND NO, WHAT I SAY DOES NOT REPRESENT CSU  I
>   I__________________________________________________________________________I


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