Thursday, July 20, 2006
Sue Kelly Desires a Second Class of Citizens
Sue Kelly voted on Tuesday to permanently create a second class of citizens who, if the legislation passed, would not be able to enjoy the same rights that most others do. In another attempt to divide America, the Republican Party proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would prohibit some United States citizens from marrying their chosen partner. Thankfully, there are still enough rational members of Congress who voted 'no' on this legislation and kept it from passing.
We celebrated Independence Day a couple of weeks ago. It was a holiday created to honor the courage of those who signed the Declaration of Independence and led the American rebellion against tyrannical rule. Republican hucksters like Sue Kelly like to wrap themselves in the American flag and label themselves as patriots. Deriding those who disagree with their rhetoric as traitors, these disengenuous Republicans love to talk about how others in the world "hate us for our freedoms." Well, Sue Kelly and those of her ilk have no clue what freedom really means. Their idea of freedom is to force Americans to abide by their conservative Republican ideals of morality. For Kelly, and those like her, allow me to refer them to an historic document that was written and signed 230 years ago.
Do we remember this sentence from the Declaration of Independence? Sue Kelly doesn't.
We celebrated Independence Day a couple of weeks ago. It was a holiday created to honor the courage of those who signed the Declaration of Independence and led the American rebellion against tyrannical rule. Republican hucksters like Sue Kelly like to wrap themselves in the American flag and label themselves as patriots. Deriding those who disagree with their rhetoric as traitors, these disengenuous Republicans love to talk about how others in the world "hate us for our freedoms." Well, Sue Kelly and those of her ilk have no clue what freedom really means. Their idea of freedom is to force Americans to abide by their conservative Republican ideals of morality. For Kelly, and those like her, allow me to refer them to an historic document that was written and signed 230 years ago.
Do we remember this sentence from the Declaration of Independence? Sue Kelly doesn't.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Freedom indeed.
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Well, KLS, you should know that unless you donate money -- big money -- you shouldn't expect a response from Kelly. While other Congressman actually meet with their constituents -- as opposed to the hand-picked staged photo-ops that Kelly does -- here in the 19th, we're stuck with poorly written form letters that rarely address the issue and even more rarely state Kelly's true opinion on the subject at hand.
Yet another reason why Kelly needs to be replaced!
Yet another reason why Kelly needs to be replaced!
KLS, I'm sure Kelly's staff reads Take19. They've cried about our blog in a Kelly fundraising letter. Once the voters start to see past her press releases and look at her horrendous pro-business, pro-wealthy voting record, they'll come around and send her packing.
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