LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
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Thanks so much for your wonderful contribution to our community and to all that is important to the understanding of a diverse group of people. "We" are all important and I know you do your best to keep that spirit alive.
Spencer Kingswell Whether one's cause is the environment, open government, civil rights or something else, many Delawareans feel our state legislators, particularly our senators, are failing us miserably. What do they not understand about representative government? As it happens, Delaware has no educational requirements whatsoever for its lawmakersand it shows. A representative told me his religion aids him in voting against sexual orientation equality in the workplace. Another told me she supports amending our Delaware constitution to prohibit gay marriage because the Amish want it. A senator opposes workplace equality for gay people because he is revolted by our private lives. Another opposed labor fairness for gay people because he was sure we recruit children to our "lifestyle." Such ignorance would be laughable, except that this is how our elected leaders govern us in Delaware. Frankly we are disgraced as a state by those lawmakers who remain so cheerfully uninformedas well as those lawmakers who are too timid to oppose them. Whereas May 17 found Cuba hosting the International Day Against Homophobia presided over by President Raul Castro's daughter, our legislators cannot even agree that employment fairness for all Delawareans befits a democracy. Douglas Marshall-SteeleLetters to Letters should be addressed to Editor@camprehoboth.com or mailed to Editor, 37 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE19971. Please include your name and phone number for verification. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 18, No. 06 May 30, 2008 |