Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 13:07:39 -0400 (EDT) From: A Jay Eddy Subject: VETO DOMA (fwd) "politicians earning votes not just expecting them" Forwarded message: >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:16:25 -0700 >From: Bob Cowart >Subject: VETO DOMA Passing along a request and message ---------------------- President Bill Clinton has been taking way too much advice from his right-wing advisors like Dick Morris on the subject of DOMA. He needs to know that we will not sit back and allow him to score election year points by denying basic rights to lesbian or gay Americans. It is the most important battle of our political lives and no matter what we think about the timing or the politics behind this issue, we cannot afford to sit this one out. This is an experiment in using the net for grass roots politics. Your voice will make a difference. To participate in this experiment: 1. E-mail this message, exactly as it is, complete with this introduction to at least five of your friends. Add it to any mailing lists you are on. Please, distribute as widely as you can. 2. Copy the message below the line, without this introduction, to a new e-mail message. 3. Address that new message to: president@whitehouse.gov 4. Fill in your name, street address and the date in the appropriate places top and bottom. The White House tosses e-messages with no street address. 5. In the subject line, write VETO DOMA 6. Hit the send button and your copy of the message will be on its way to The White House. If you follow all of these directions the President could receive a few hundred thousand messages titled VETO DOMA. It would be too much to ignore. We can and will make a difference in 1996! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ President Bill Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: Out of ignorance, fear and hatred for gay Americans, and the desire to defeat you in an election year, Republicans in Congress with the help of many Democrats are about to pass HR 3396 (Barr) the so called "Defense Of Marriage Act," otherwise known as DOMA. You helped its progress when you announced early that you would sign it. Now, you must change your mind and do the right thing. Veto DOMA. DOMA is a dangerous threat to the civil liberties of gay Americans. As Jim Crow laws once did to African Americans in the South, DOMA would use the power of the federal government to deny gay Americans income tax benefits, pensions, social security survivor benefits, access to partners in federal hospitals, immigration rights, and more. DOMA would create two classes of citizenship with different rights for gay and straight Americans. This divisive law violates one of our most important Constitutional principles, equal protection under the law. I urge you to speak out against the hatred, eschew the politics of division and rise above the political expedience. Do the right thing for your country and its citizens. Veto DOMA. Raise your voice against this monstrous injustice. Use the power of your veto pen to bring us together, instead of your signature to divide our nation. Sincerely, >your name >your street address >your city, state, & zip code-- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _| _| _| Robert Cowart / LUCID Productions _| _| _| Voice / Fax: (510) 540-0648 _| _| _| bob@cowart.com _| _| _| CIS: 73650,565 _| _| _| http://www.cowart.com -- ========================================================================== Mike Forester forester@netcom.com / CIS: 71301,1435 The Irrelevant BBS - Jackson, Mississippi (601) 956-8215 / (601) 957-0843 ==========================================================================