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- From: vanm@col.hp.com (Van Martin)
- Subject: Re: Don't boycott all of Colorado
- Sender: news@col.hp.com (Usenet News)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.225845.18962@col.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:58:45 GMT
- References: <Nov21.191046.83801@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
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- freedman@cs.colostate.edu (keith freedman) writes:
- > >> OF COURSE THEY WERENT FIRED. He couldn't legally fire them UNTIL NOW, could he?
- > In article 24047@col.hp.com, kary@col.hp.com (Dan Kary) writes:
- > >
- > >Colorado Springs, El Paso County and the State of Colorado have no laws
- > >or ordinances specifically protecting homosexuals. No law that affects
- > >Perkins Chrysler Plymouth in Colorado Springs was affected by amendment 2.
- > >
- > If there were no laws specifically protection homosexuals in the State of
- > Colorado, why did you want to pass a law that in your words "removes special
- > protection." Apparently, according to you, there wasn't any to begin with.
- >
- > >If it was illegal for Will Perkins to fire an employee for being homosexual
- > >before amendment 2 passed why is it now legal? I just don't see anything
- > >in the amendment that changes what Perkins (or any employer or landlord, etc.)
- > >can do.
- > >
- > prior to the ammendment, if he were to fire an employee based upon sexual
- > orientation, the employee would have had a valid legal claim of descrimination.
- > The ammendment prevents the State of Colorado from recognizing such a claim
- > in the case of homosexuality. Perhaps you could re-read the ammendment and
- > let me know if this is not the case.
-
- Keith, you missed my point. My point is that Will WON'T fire an
- employee for their sexual preference. Of course he could've all
- along - haven't you ever seen a corporation "beat up" an undesired
- employee? Usually they just have to watch a few p's and q's and
- they can dump anyone for poor performance. It happened to a close
- friend who turned down the offer to "come out and play" with the
- president of her firm. They waited about 3 months, then started
- fabricating "problems" she was creating (she had no way other than
- her own word to counter the charges, so she couldn't press sexual
- harrassment charges - it was only he and she in the copier room at
- the time). She was fired and had no real recourse.
-
- Drift over. Will isn't the kind of man to fire people for philoso-
- phical differences. But then, just because you're paranoid doesn't
- mean they're _not_ out to get you.
-
- Have a great Thanksgiving.
-
- Van Martin
- vanm@col.hp.com
-