Southwest USA
California Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Ruling Re-Defining Marriage
The decision of the California Supreme Court refused to wait until after a vote in November on a proposed state marriage amendment to implement its May 15 marriage decision ignored the pleas of millions of California voters and attorneys general from 10 other states to prevent legal chaos.
California Supreme Court Re-Defines Marriage
California's Supreme Court ruled May 15th that a ban on same-sex “marriage” is unlawful, effectively leaving same-sex couples in America's most populous state free to tie the knot in a landmark ruling. In an opinion that analysts say could have nationwide implications for the issue, the seven-member panel voted 4-3 in favor of plaintiffs who argued that restricting marriage to men and women was discriminatory. Read more
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Homosexual Activists Can't get Same-Sex ‘Marriage' Bill Past Governor's Veto Pen
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday carried out his promise to continue to veto gay marriage bills. The Republican governor spurned a measure by Assemblyman and homosexual activist Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, that would have lifted the state's ban on same-sex “marriages” by defining marriage as a union between two persons, not just a man and a woman. “It would be wrong for the people to vote for something and for me to then overturn it,” Schwarzenegger said in September, referring to voters' approval of Proposition 22 in 2000. “So they can send this bill down as many times as they want, I won't do it.” Proposition 22 was intended to prevent California from recognizing gay marriages performed in other states or countries. In his veto message, Schwarzenegger said voters and the state Supreme Court should decide the issue. The high court is likely to rule next year on whether California 's ban on gay marriages violates the constitution.
Harmful, Anti-Family Bills Become Law in California
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday signed bills into law that were opposed by United Families California as anti-family and which have the potential to turn public schools into indoctrination centers for homosexual pressure groups:
- Senate Bill 777 mandates special focus on sexual orientation in the schools. N o textbooks, teaching or school activities may "reflect or promote a discriminatory bias against" homosexuals, bisexuals or transgenders. SB 777 is similar to SB 1437, which was vetoed last year by the governor. By inserting “sexual orientation” and “gender” into Education Code, Sections 210.7 through 220, and by redefining “gender” to no longer mean male or female, SB 777 requires all California public elementary and secondary schools, community colleges, and universities to promote transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality to children as young as kindergarten.
- Assembly Bill 394 will indoctrinate children and parents through publications, postings on walls, curricula on school websites and in handouts to take home. At every point of these new, on-campus training mandates, alternate sexual lifestyles -- transsexuality, bisexuality and ho mosexuality -- will be positively presented to students as young as kindergarten.
- Assembly Bill 14 prohibits state funding for any program that does not support homosexuality, bisexuality or transsexuality. This will have a detrimental affect on religious-based day care, pre-school and after-school programs, food and housing programs, senior services, anti-gang efforts, job programs and others. AB 14 also forces all hospitals in California , public and private alike, to adopt policies in support of homosexuality, bisexuality, and transsexuality, further chilling religious freedoms.
- Assembly Bill 102 creates the appearance of “same-sex marriage” by awarding homosexual couples the same last names.
Farmington, New Mexico School Board Votes to Allow Gay-Straight Alliance
The Farmington Municipal Schools Board of Education was not prepared to get rid of all high school extracurricular clubs just to prevent the formation of the controversial Gay-Straight Alliance club. In a unanimous decision Thursday night, the board voted in favor of upholding its existing policies regarding non-curricular clubs, effectively allowing the Gay-Straight Alliance club to meet. Despite pressure from outraged parents and others, the board decided that the loss of other clubs and the loss of public use of the district's high school facilities was too great to forfeit.
Sexually Transmitted Infections Soar in California
An estimated 1 million young Californians had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in 2005, including one in every four to five 15- to 24-year-olds in Los Angeles County, researchers said Tuesday.The study, reported in the Los Angeles Times , also found that the cost of treating the new infections is more than $1 billion a year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2004 that 9.1 million new STIs occurred nationwide among 15- to 24-year-olds in 2000, with a direct medical cost of $6.5 billion.
Marriage Bill Hits Governor Schwarzenegger's Desk
The homosexual community will have rallies all over the state Tuesday to pressure Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign a same-sex “marriage” bill into law. In San Francisco, a rally will take place at the Gay Community Center. The California Legislature has approved a same-sex “marriage” and is about to send the bill to the governor, who vetoed same-sex “marriage” last year. But since then, he has moved to more liberal positions on many issues. The Governor has until mid-October to make a decision on the issue.
New Mexico High School Club Hotly Debated: Parents, Students Speak Out on Gay-Straight Alliance
A deeply divided, passionate crowd of more than 300 people gathered to discuss the possibility of a Gay-Straight Alliance club at Piedra Vista High School, in Farmington, New Mexico. Dozens of parents, students and other residents shed tears, raised voices and shared personal stories as they spoke both for and against the club. The club's supporters said it would foster tolerance in the school and the community. Opponents of the proposed club said the issue of sexuality should not be the subject of a school club.
'Mom,' 'dad,' targeted by California bias ban
A new plan approved by the California Legislature could be used to ban the words "dad" or "mom" in all public schools as being discriminatory against "partner 1"' and "partner 2" in same-sex relationships, according to critics. The legislation, in fact, seeks to impose a radical homosexual indoctrination on the young children in the state. The plan, SB777, has passed the state Assembly on a 43-23 vote and it now moves forward to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who previously vetoed another similar plan, SB1437 from 2006. T he Los Angeles Unified School District has adopted many of the requirements being set up for statewide use now.
Senate Overturns Bush Policy Preventing Taxpayer-Funded Intl Abortions
The U.S. Senate last week voted to overturn a policy President Bush instituted on his first day in office in 2001 that protects taxpayers from funding international abortions. Senators voted to overturn the Mexico City Policy that prevents tax funds from going to groups that promote or perform abortions overseas. The vote occurred during the debate of the State Department/Foreign Operations appropriations bill for the next fiscal year. Senator Barbara Boxer, a pro-abortion California Democrat, sponsored an amendment that the Senate approved on a 53-41 vote. President Bush has already promised he would veto the bill if it nullified his abortion policy.
NEWS LINKS
California Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Ruling Re-Defining Marriage
California Supreme Court Re-Defines Marriage
Schwarzenegger will oppose same-sex 'marriage' ban
Utah Voters Reject Vouchers, Parental Rights
Homosexuals Hope to Win Marriage Rights with Help from Straight Friends
San Diego City Council, mayor split over same-sex 'marriage'
Colorado Abortion Advocates Steal Pro-Life Banner From Group's Vehicle
Arizona Pro-Life Advocates File Papers in Choose Life Plate Appeal
State's 'hate crimes' code used against 'pure speech'
California Governor Schwarzenegger Wants Weaker GOP Abortion Stance
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