Us Immigration woes

All I can say is bull! This is what I wrote back to them

“What about us that are waiting for the Uniting American families act to be passed???????????????????????????????????????? I don’t care about the soldiers that signed up and know what they were getting into!!!! It’s too bad for them; it’s the gay people of this country that are waiting to for our loved ones to be able to be let into this country
So don’t hit me with this bull.
Roy B.”

What I meant by this is, the solders know what they were getting themselves into, being in a bi-national relationship we didn’t know we wouldn’t be without loved ones, and we don’t know when we will have our partners in the same house in our own country.
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, Americans across the country will sit down together, count our blessings, and give thanks for our families and our loved ones.

American families reflect the diversity of this great nation. No two are exactly alike, but there is a common thread they each share.

Our families are bound together through times of joy and times of grief. They shape us, support us, instill the values that guide us as individuals, and make possible all that we achieve.

So tomorrow, I’ll be giving thanks for my family — for all the wisdom, support, and love they have brought into my life.

But tomorrow is also a day to remember those who cannot sit down to break bread with those they love.

The soldier overseas holding down a lonely post and missing his kids. The sailor who left her home to serve a higher calling. The folks who must spend tomorrow apart from their families to work a second job, so they can keep food on the table or send a child to school.

We are grateful beyond words for the service and hard work of so many Americans who make our country great through their sacrifice. And this year, we know that far too many face a daily struggle that puts the comfort and security we all deserve painfully out of reach.

So when we gather tomorrow, let us also use the occasion to renew our commitment to building a more peaceful and prosperous future that every American family can enjoy.

It seems like a lifetime ago that a crowd met on a frigid February morning in Springfield, Illinois to set out on an improbable course to change our nation.

In the years since, Michelle and I have been blessed with the support and friendship of the millions of Americans who have come together to form this ongoing movement for change.

You have been there through victories and setbacks. You have given of yourselves beyond measure. You have enabled all that we have accomplished — and you have had the courage to dream yet bigger dreams for what we can still achieve.

So in this season of thanks giving, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to you, and my anticipation of the brighter future we are creating together.

With warmest wishes for a happy holiday season from my family to yours,

From Stonewall Democrats
Unfortunately, not everyone in Congress is a pro-equality leader. These three Republicans — the “turkeys” in Congress — have spent time over the past few weeks fighting against equal rights.

John McCain (R-AZ): John McCain has never been an ally of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. But last Thursday, McCain went out of his way to reiterate support for the unsuccessful — and extremely unpopular — “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. During the confirmation hearing for a Department of Defense Undersecretary, McCain expressed his opposition to the potential repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and asserted that he believed the policy has been effective.
: (202) 224-2235, Fax: (202) 228-2862

Jason Chaffetz (R-UT): Last Wednesday, November 18, was a busy day for the Republican Congressman from Utah’s Third District. After voting against the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Chaffetz spent his afternoon working to kill marriage equality in the District of Columbia. At a hearing on proposed changes to DC’s Home Rule Act, Chaffetz used his alloted time to bash DC Mayor Adrian Fenty for the city’s refusal to subject marriage equality to a ballot initiative, and pledged to interfere from Congress. So much for the Republicans being the party of small, local government

Phone: (202) 225-7751 Fax: (202) 225-5629

The GOP “Purity Police”: The ten members of the GOP who put together a proposed “Purity Resolution” may not be just one member of Congress, but they’re “turkeys” all the same. In the midst of the turmoil over what the Republican Party should stand for, Republican leaders drew up a list of ten positions that they see as the heart of Republican ideology. Elected officials who demonstrate that they disagree with more than two of the provisions will lose financial support from the party. Of course, one of the tenants of sacred Republicanism is a fervent opposition to repealing the Defense of Marriage Act.