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- From: smithw@col.hp.com (Walter Smith)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: The Boycott, and Colorado Happenings
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 16:20:21 GMT
- Organization: Colorado Springs IT Center
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- kpm@druhi.ATT.COM (Kevin Malloy (DoD #106)) writes:
- > I refuse to do business in any county that voted yes (which is a bit
- > tough, since I work in one of those counties) unless that business is
- > minority owned and/or operated or has demonstrated clear and public
- > opposition to Amendment #2.
-
- Why the /or? By default, what makes a minority owned/operated business
- 'better' so that it shouldn't be boycotted?
-
- > State Rep. Sam Williams (D-Breckenridge) is going to file a bill to
- > refer a constitutional amemdment onto the 1993 ballot that would repeal
- > Amendment 2 in toto. State Senator Bill Owens (R-Aurora) (I seem to
- > recall) is going to file a bill to refer a constitutional amendment
- > that would ban discrimination in housing or employment on "irrelevant
- > factors",
-
- This made the front page of the Colorado Springs paper this morning.
- It looks like the most constructive thing done politically yet about
- #2. If #2 is allowed to go into effect before this new one, the
- new one will override #2.
-
- Walter
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