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- From: d000dlphi@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (David Speakman)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Miracle cure for homophobic states
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.220441.13331@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 03:04:40 GMT
- References: <1992Dec30.175709.13321@bsu-ucs> <1hteuoINN9em@hp-col.col.hp.com>
- Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's
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- In article <1hteuoINN9em@hp-col.col.hp.com>, smithw@col.hp.com (Walter Smith) writes:
- > d000dlphi@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (David Speakman) writes:
- >> We now enter another dream scenario sponsored by David Speakman...
- >>
- >> On Jan 21, President Clinton signs an omnibus executive order outlawing
- >> discrimination against the lesbigay community in all federal employment and
- >> withholds federal funding from all states, municipalities and other local
- >> governments with ant-gay rights laws.
- >
- > You know, that may not be a bad idea...there might be legality
- > problems with the funding thing, but does the Fed have an
- > EE statement that covers sexual orientation? They should.
- >
-
- Remember when Washington kept hiway funds from states that didn't pass seatbelt
- laws. It would be totally legal. According to the courts, just because a state
- pays federal taxes, doesn't mean is has the right to get them back in funding.
-
- David Speakman
-