tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post113028800977917702..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1130384347280880482005-10-26T22:39:00.000-05:002005-10-26T22:39:00.000-05:00<I>The easiest way to get the problem to go away is to get leading Republicans to denounce the use of gay rights issues as a political wedge issue</I><BR/><BR/>Easiest? Certainly it would be the most effective way, but I seriously doubt the party of Washington, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, Franklin ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100) would give up such a reliable instant fund raising cash cow.<BR/><BR/>Get the preachers in an uproar, they work the sheeple on Sunday, money rolls in on monday. Or in the case of the City Council - emails. Perfect built-in "grass roots" without all the work and money on the part of the Republican party to organize and manage it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1130358761773089742005-10-26T15:32:00.000-05:002005-10-26T15:32:00.000-05:00Kevin,<BR/><BR/>The easiest way to get the problem to go away is to get leading Republicans to denounce the use of gay rights issues as a political wedge issue-then Democrats can vote what they say is their conscience without fear of reprisal in the next election.<BR/><BR/>GaryGary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1130332138859324912005-10-26T08:08:00.000-05:002005-10-26T08:08:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, many democratic leaders are not standing up either. I'll never forget, when listening to the debate/vote on SJR7 in the statehouse, one democratic rep (whom I can't remember his name)argued against it and how unconstitutional it is - but then at the end of his speech, said that he would vote for it because it would be political suicide not to.<BR/><BR/>THIS is what we are up against as a gay community. More mainstream stright people should stand up for these issues, so elected officials know that the majority of hoosiers are for fairness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1130291766557367332005-10-25T20:56:00.000-05:002005-10-25T20:56:00.000-05:00Good job and I understand that there was a article in the paper on Clark. You know you will not get any response from the Republican party. But keep up the fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com