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- From: lpj@col.hp.com (Laura Johnson)
- Subject: Re: What happened to all the referenda... RESULTS
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.160601.4030@col.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:06:01 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.030517.21846@advtech.uswest.com>
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- huntting@advtech.uswest.com (Brad Huntting) writes:
- > mjs@fc.hp.com (Marc Sabatella) writes:
- > > What does appear, however, is the phrase "claim of discrimination", in the
- > > context of "things being homosexual does not entitle you to". This now makes
- >
- > lpj@col.hp.com resonds:
- > >I have just been told (by a supporter of 2) that although this phrase appears
- > >in the ballot summary, neither the phrase nor the intent of legalizing
- > >discrimination appears in the amendment itself.
- >
- > Actually it was just the opposite. The _ballot_ did not mention
- > anything about "discrimination" at all, it only mentioned "special
- > status". The amendment itself was far more insidious.
- >
- > This is no doubt one of the reasons it passed.
- >
- Now wait a minute, that's just not true. The ballot did mention discrimina-
- tion. (I've tossed my copy, but the ballot summary *and* the actual
- amendment have been posted in this group.) Incidentally (and thanks to
- those that sent me the text), the amendment also clearly states the
- intent of legalizing discrimination. As far as I can tell, the ballot
- summary was a clear paraphrase of the amendment itself and should not
- have led to any confusion about "what people were voting for".
- --
- Laura Johnson
- lpj@hpcsos.col.hp.com
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