Friday, January 7, 2011

Re: Further emperical proof and statistics on the new anti-gay 112th Congress

Ah, so now its "predicting".

Its quite simple.

You WANT to congress to step on gays. You NEED them to.

I understand now.

On Jan 7, 11:33 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Their past voting records and campaign platforms speak volumes.
>
> Do you have any idea how stupid not seeing that predictability is?
>
> Nevermind, the answer is more than obvious. You are blind.
>
> On 1/7/11, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Do you have any idea how stupid it is to call people anti-gay before
> > they so much as bang a gavel?
>
> > Nevermind, the answer is obvious
>
> > On Jan 7, 9:44 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Further emperical proof and statistics on the new anti-gay 112th Congress.
>
> >> As a more conservative 112th Congress is being sworn in today, gay
> >> rights supporters are bracing for major challenges that will lie
> >> ahead.
>
> >> The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has surveyed the new Congress and
> >> determined that there are many more anti-LGBT legislators than in the
> >> 111th Congress.
>
> >> The HRC analysis shows a swing of 53 House seats and five Senate seats
> >> to anti-LGBT lawmakers.
>
> >> The Republican domination in the November elections has caused a huge
> >> shift in Congress. The House swings from a pro-LGBT majority to an
> >> anti-LGBT majority. The Senate swings from a pro-LGBT majority to an
> >> even split.
>
> >> Look at the figures. And weap.
>
> >> House
> >> --------------- 111th ----- 112th ----- Variance
> >> Anti-LGBT ----- 172 ----- 225 ----- +53
> >> Pro-LGBT ----- 196 ----- 167 ------ -29
> >> Mixed record ---65 ------- 43 ----- -22
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> >> Senate
> >> --------------- 111th ----- 112th ----- Variance
> >> Anti-LGBT ------ 35 ------- 40 -------- +5
> >> Pro-LGBT ------ 42 ------- 40 -------- -2
> >> Mixed record -- 23 ------- 20 -------- -3
>
> >> Although there is circumstantial evidence that social issues such as
> >> gay rights are becoming less of a campaign issue for Republicans, many
> >> of the new members of Congress were supported by right-wing
> >> conservatives and the so-called Tea Party faithful who are less likely
> >> to give an inch on marriage equality or anti-discrimination laws. The
> >> pressure will be intense on the new legislators to toe the party line.
>
> >> This does not bode well for progress on equal rights.
>
> >> A key question is whether the 112th Congress will try to roll back any
> >> of the progress that has been achieved so far.
>
> >> It is imperative that the LGBT community and its allies in the
> >> struggle for equal rights keep up the pressure on Congress to do the
> >> right thing.
>
> >> More:http://www.sdgln.com/commentary/2011/01/05/commentary-112th-congress-...
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> >> --
> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> >> Have a great day,
> >> Tommy
>
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