It’s time for President Obama to follow Gov. Cuomo’s lead

June 27th, 2011

It’s time for President Obama to follow Gov. Cuomo’s lead


Gov. Cuomo led in New York on marriage equality. If the President won’t do so himself, he should endorse and work to pass Sen. Feinstein’s Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Otherwise, couples married in New York and other states have no federal rights.

Sign Cleve Jones’ open letter below on behalf of Courage’s 700,000 members like you. Courage’s Rick Jacobs will deliver your signatures to the White House.
Dear President Obama:

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) enforces inequality at the federal level by preventing married gay and lesbian couples from enjoying the same federal burdens and benefits as other married people do. And it prevents states from exercising their rights.

You have stopped enforcing DOMA cases in the courts. Now please endorse Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Respect for Marriage Act today.

Governor Cuomo showed how the chief executive can lead and win. Please do the same.

Respectfully,

Cleve Jones

Sign it!

It’s time for President Obama to follow Gov. Cuomo’s lead

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New York Senator that voted against gay marriage

June 25th, 2011

New York Senator that voted against gay marriage

Here is the list of New York state senators that voted against gay marriage, hum all but one are republicans what does that tell you about the Republican Party. All the people listed below, lets face it are BIGOTS, and are against human rights! Time to get rid of them vote them out of office!

Voted Against:

Greg Ball, R, District 40
John J. Bonacic, R, District 42
John A. DeFrancisco, R, District 50
N – Rubén Díaz, D, District 32
Hugh T. Farley, R, District 44
John J. Flanagan, R, District 2
Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., R, District 8
Patrick Gallivan, R, District 59
Martin J. Golden, R, District 22
Joseph A. Griffo, R, District 47
Kemp Hannon, R, District 6
Owen H. Johnson, R, District 4
Andrew J. Lanza, R, District 24
William J. Larkin, Jr., R, District 39
Kenneth P. LaValle, R, District 1
Tom Libous, R, District 52
Elizabeth Little, R, District 45
Carl L. Marcellino, R, District 5
Jack M. Martins, R, District 7
George D. Maziarz, R, District 62
Michael F. Nozzolio, R, District 54
Thomas F. O’Mara, R, District 53
Michael H. Ranzenhofer R, District 61
Patty Ritchie, R, District 48
Joseph E. Robach, R, District 56
James L. Seward, R, District 51
Dean G. Skelos, R, District 9
Catharine Young, R, District 57
Lee M. Zeldin, R, District 3

from NYCLU

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New York state gay marriage

June 19th, 2011

Here we are once again in New York State with gay marriage, and once again it’s the Republican Party that is stopping it. For all you gay and BI people that voted republican you can share in the blame for us not going to get gay marriage again in this state! For all you Log cabin republicans would you stop living in a fool’s world, the Republican Party doesn’t care about you!
Let’s get a few things straight here I went into see my New York state senator Owen H Johnson, I told his staff how important it is for not only myself but the countless other gay couples in and his area that need gay marriage. I got I believe in civil unions and not gay marriage, that the people in my area have called and wrote they are against gay marriage also the polls show people are against it. First off the polls show that 58% of New York’s support gay marriage, when a republican use’s that line on you it’s all bull! It’s the republican lie!
The republicans are controlled by the church, and the right wing nuts and big business; they have no real platform to stand on but hate and be against anything that would help the American people. The federal court of appeal have ruled that the defensive marriage act is unconstitutional , the president has told the justice department to stop enforcing it, Immigrations has stop deporting bi national couples from being deported. You get bigots like House speaker John Boehner who says let’s cut spending but willing to spend millions and millions of dollars to fight the drop of the defensive marriage act. What a lot of people don’t know is that gay marriage is legal in 23 other countries, it hasn’t done anything to the morals of the countries that let it happen, but if anything has strengthened it.

So the Republican Party is going to go down in American history as the party of hate, the party of the hell with American people, let’s support the church, big business and the American people shouldn’t have free health care like the rest of the world. What does that show you people????????
When American history is written the Republican Party or in this household we call them rethuglian party, they are going to be along the same line as the KKK, The John Birch society, skin heads, American Nazi party, so when you give your money and vote to the republican party you are stopping yourself from having gay marriage, a stronger anti hate crimes bill, and stopping you from having affordable health care.

so when you give money to the republian party or vote republian you are giving up your rights, and supporting hate!

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This week’s petition was is a collaboration between Out4Immigration and Attorney Lavi Soloway

June 11th, 2011

This week’s petition was is a collaboration between Out4Immigration and Attorney Lavi Soloway of Stop the Deportations/The DOMA Project

http://tinyurl.com/3ebxc5h

On June 8th at the tail end of a White House press conference, Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the ongoing deportations of same-sex spouses of Americans, specifically:

“In June 2009 the Department of Homeland Security issued a memorandum on deporting certain widows and widowers of U.S. citizens. At the time, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that, “smart immigration policy balances strong enforcement practices with the common-sense practical solutions to complicated issues.” Yet, in May, asked about requests by advocates for a moratorium on deportation of foreign partners and same-sex binational relationships, similar to the 2009 moratorium, you said the President can’t just wave a wand and change the law. Can you explain the difference there?”

The answer from Mr. Carney? A) The President cannot wave a magic wand. B) That we need to work on comprehensive immigration reform and generate bipartisanship support for it sometime in the future, one day it will happen.

Imagine having plans for your life, your career, your family, your dreams—even your ability to go home to the one you love in the evening—hinge upon successful comprehensive immigration reform! It’s ludicrous to think any citizens would be faced with this, yet thousands of Americans and their families are.

While a court has struck down The Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional, and the Justice Department’s agreement with that, one must wonder why no action has been taken to stop the deportations.

This equivocating at the highest branches of government MUST stop. Press Secretary Carney is the mouthpiece for this administration, and his answers are highly unsatisfactory to the estimated 54,000 couples whose partners are at risk of deportation.

The body of our petition letter springboards from the words of Attorney Lavi Soloway, writing in response to the interchange described above. We have been saying for a long time that this is a community issue. As long as some of us are not free to choose where we want to live and who we want to commit our lives to, then no one is free. If we do not have the support of wider community, we allow injustice to perpetrate. Please sign our petition letter, and please share it on!

Out4Immigration (O4I) is an all grassroots volunteer organization. Each week we target members of Congress, elected and appointed officials, and policy makers with our weekly petition urging them to do something to change the unjust laws that keep same-sex binational couples from fair and just immigration rights.

You can visit Out4Immigration at its website, through its Yahoo Group Page, on Facebook and Twitter, or at its blog. If you know someone in a same-sex binational relationship, please encourage them to speak up and get involved. The time for justice is now!

Sign people!
http://tinyurl.com/3ebxc5h

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Friday, June 10, 2011 how worthless the US government is

June 10th, 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011
Mister President
House speaker John Boehner
Congressman peter King
Senator Chuck Schumer
Senator Kristen Gillibrand
Sectary Janet Napolitano
GOP leadership
DNC leadership
I’ve been writing none stop for a few weeks now and over the years and never get any kind of help from my government, is this letter I got from Homeland security , US Citizenship and Immigration services, my god what a useless bunch of people, I guess you people don’t know how to read a fax????
“””” on behalf of the president Obama, thank you for your faxes dated may 15,2011 and may 22,2011( what happed to all the other faxes?) Regarding the issuance of a visitor visa to your husband, HIS NAME. These faxes have been assigned case number 90xxxx”””””
Well I called the 800 number that is listed here, and after going throw 45 minutes worth of menus and sub menus I finally got a case worker who said that number is worthless, bumped up to a higher up same thing, bumped up from a case worker to an officer I got the only people at this time that can help and get a visa is your congressman or senators. Bingo just what my lawyer in NYC said, just what I’ve been told over and over. So now I have a worthless case number 906201. I’ve asked for a real person and get a form letter????
“””” we understand your desire for your husband to visit you in the United States. Person may enter this country only as permitted in the immigration and nationality act, a law enacted by the U.S. congress. Neither the president nor any U.S. citizenship and Immigration service’s official has the authority to modify the law to benefit a particular individual.”””
Another lie, the president got his aunt a green card, president bush brought in a skater, and in the news from time to time you hear how a senator or congressman got someone a special visa. So stop lying. If a congressman or senator wants to help they can go get a person a special visa. They do it all the time.
“””””The U.S. Department dos state is the entity which controls the issuance of visas. Thus, the DOS is the final authority on whether your husband will be issued a B-2 tourist visa in order to visit you and his friends in the United States. All visa applications are processed at the U.S. Embassy in the jurisdiction where the applicant resides.””””””””
If you people have been reading throw all my faxes not only the last few months but over the years you would know that the American embassy in KL did not do their job, they did not look at the police report, they did not listen to his two colleges, they did not contact the Malay government, they did nothing for their 200 application fee. On top of that back then Andy miller told me along with your Washington desk that a letter of appeal could be done, and was done with the chief mister of Pahang signing it with his seal. No one at the embassy read it, anther 200 lost throw the embassy, as Senator Clinton, called, congressman peter king contacted them, both his college contacted the embassy I was in none stop contact with Andy miller, letters flooded the embassy from college student from his college, the Vic. Council tagged his a 214-b to make the problem go away. So giving me e-mail address and ways to contact the embassy is a joke, and I guess you guys haven’t read that he is now in Canada with a full work visa.
“””””””Your faxes indicate that your husband was not issued a B-2 visa at the U.S. Consulate in KL, Malaysia. When the request for a visa is refused, the applicant receives the reasons for refusal in writing. The decision advises the applicant of any legal appeal rights available. You may address your concerns by contacting the Consulate directly at the following e-mail address.””””””””
You guys don’t fully read faxes and e-mails, he is tagged a 214B when he went to renew his student visa, Andy miller got feed up with my voice and his colleges contacting him and tagged him a 214B and lied about a letter of appeal. After you have been lied to so many times from the government you get legal help and they have said, right now it will take a congressman or senator to get a special visa to be able to overcome the 214B.\ This letter was signed by Zelia Whetstone, Supervisor, and customer assistance office. I guess if she is a real person doesn’t read or call to find out what’s happening here.
I am a US CITIZEN and I’m asking for help, NO, I’m demanding action be taken, not form letters telling me miss information, but I want action taken right now, today!
I’m going to make this as simple as I can, so even a 6th grader can understand
I am demanding that my husband be given a special B-2 visa
I am demanding that someone in the US government look into this matter since its been going on more than 6 years
I am demanding that my congressman and senator get him that special visa that my lawyer says they can do, and if you watch the news get people.
This letter is going to be posted on ever immigration blog, my own blog us immigration woes dot com, and sent out to the above people, plus face book malay embassy page if I can
Thank you
Roy B

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US Citizenship and Immigration service a big time joke

June 6th, 2011

US Citizenship and Immigration service a big time joke
After faxing ever single Sunday and most are listed here on the blog, I finally get a letter from Department of Home Land Security, US citizenship and Immigration service’s dates Jun. 02, 2011 “On behalf of President Obama, thank you for your faxes dated May 15, 20111, and May 22, 2011, regarding the issuance of a visitor’s visa to your husband name right here. These faxes have been assigned case number 906xxx.
The rest of the letter is a real joke! If this matter wasn’t so important it would be a real joke something you would see on a TV show, after you call the 1-800-375-5283 number and go throw the 4 million list on the menu and the thousand sub menu you finally get a real person or should I say a real robot that has to stay to their script. After you explain none stop what has gone on to get that case number I was told there is no number, then I asked to talk to her supervisor ,I had to go throw the same thing all over again, like I said if this wasn’t so important I would have just hung up, ok, explain the story again only to get the same answer the number is worthless, ok, ok, I asked to talk to anther supervisor I got an immigration officer, don’t ask I have no clue what the difference is between a case worker and office is. Ok, ok, explained the whole story to her and was told this case is way over her head and you should get with a lawyer and or your congressman and senators, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh just goes to show you she didn’t fully listen when I said to her I have 3 immigration lawyers.
So after spending 45 minutes on the phone with this group of well I’ll leave that out, no one has any idea what that number was.

Welcome to the good old USA

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Sister wives

June 5th, 2011

I don’t know if any of you have seen this show on the TLC channel, but it’s about a dude that has 4 wives, the guy is a Polygamist! Number one how is this guy not in jail, why doesn’t the state have control over the kids, and gay people can’t get married???????? Come on, there is something really wrong with this picture. How come the church and the right wing nuts haven’t come down on them??? I’ll tell you they believe in god and it’s a man and in this case 4 wives.
The dude doesn’t seem to think there is anything wrong having 4 wives, what rock did he come out of??? He says he’s trying to show family on his show, but what about our families that we can’t have, our gay marriages are against federal law, but this slob gets away with it????

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Sunday, May 22, 2011 anther letter to a worthless government, that is the USA government

May 22nd, 2011

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Mister President
House speaker John Boehner
Congressman Peter King
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Secretary Janet Napolitano
GOP leadership
DNC leadership

What’s the problem here that a US citizen can’t get any help from his government? You wonder why people distrust and dislike the government, this is a good example of the reason why, that a person has to write none stop and never get a fix to the problem, do you think not answering faxes and e-mails that the problem is going to go away?? Well let me tell you it’s not! I’m so sorry now for being an American , my own government could care less about me ,and my problem, my family and the person that I married, shame on all of you! How is it that you people care more about what’s going on in the rest of the world and you could care less about one of your own??????
This is like the 6th or 7th fax and e-mail that I have sent out to you people, what I asked for and now demanding is so simple that it’s not even funny. Once again I’m demanding a visa be granted for my husband so he can just come into this country on weekends when he wants to, what is so hard about this? Because of the mishandling of the American embassy in KL Malaysia my husband was tagged a 214B and we have no way of overcoming that. Plus everyone knows that once you are tagged a 214B it’s a death sentence when trying to get into this country. You can save your lies about how people over come it, when I have talked to people that couldn’t, my lawyer also agrees with me, and the only way to get a visa now is throw my congressman or senators who could care less. He has a full work visa in the wonderful country of Canada. He doesn’t want to be an illegal here, just to be able to visit me, his dog, drive his car, visits my family which is his family now and yes his friends in queens.
What is so hard about this unless you guys don’t care????????? How does a US citizen build a fire under you people, and that’s from the white house down to my congressman and senators? How does a person build a fire under you people? This is the United States right? Or did I somehow wake up in a third world country that cares less about its people? My father didn’t fight in the war, and my grandfather and great grandfather didn’t fight so I couldn’t ask for help, they fought so their families could live free and ask for help from the government and get action when asked, not lied to, and no action be taken at all. I haven’t even gotten a form letter from you people even saying you got all the faxes and e-mails, shame on all of you.
Once again I’m demanding a visa be granted for my husband to be able to come visit any time that he wants to, get off your tails and do something!

Roy B

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Tell President Obama immigration reform must start with him

May 20th, 2011

Tell President Obama immigration reform must start with him

Last week, President Obama made his big pitch in El Paso for immigration reform by asking Congress to deliver a comprehensive reform bill by the end of the year.
The President has given the other side what they wanted to bring them to the table, but they haven’t shown up. Instead of joining with him to solve the problem, restrictionists in Congress have doubled down on their opposition with more divisive politics.

President Obama doesn’t have to wait for them any longer. He can get immigration reform started without their help by stopping the deportations of DREAM students and preventing more of our families from being torn apart right now.

Tell President Obama immigration reform must start with him

Help me in telling the President our communities can’t wait for Congress to take action – we need relief now.

Thanks,
Marissa Graciosa
Reform Immigration FOR America

SIGN!

Tell President Obama immigration reform must start with him

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Urge Congressional and Executive support for the Uniting American Families Act–Petition 5

May 15th, 2011

Urge Congressional and Executive support for the Uniting American Families Act–Petition 5

COME ON PEOPLE SIGN!

Out4Immigration – Binational Couples for Immigration Equality in the US from Devote Campaign on Vimeo.


Out4Immigration (O4I) is an all grassroots organization. Because of DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act), Americans in same-gender relationships with foreign partners have no right to sponsor those partners for legal residency in the US. In O4I’s ongoing efforts to end this discrimination, this is our fifth petition of the 112th Congress. We are asking Representatives and Senators, as well as President Obama and Secretary Napolitano, to support equal immigration rights for same-sex binational couples by becoming cosponsors of the Uniting American Families Act (or UAFA, House Bill 1537 and Senate Bill 821). We seek their active support of its passage.

While we badly need comprehensive immigration reform in the US, and this has historically been the vehicle through which we’ve expected UAFA to pass, the discrimination against Americans with foreign spouses must end. Our fight to achieve immigration equality is now being waged on three fronts: legislatively, with bills like UAFA, judicially, with President Obama’s determination that section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional and administratively, with pressure being applied to the President, the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) to do something in their powers to stop deporting and separating loving couples.

This petition is focused on the legislative fix by targeting four members of the House who have been previous cosponsors of UAFA, as well as President Obama and Secretary Napolitano. By signing and promoting this petition, you will help us encourage these individuals to support this bill and raise awareness that there are many avenues to correct the immigration discrimination faced by same-sex binationals. We ask that our government and elected officials use their powers and influence to fix the problem – now.

Urge Congressional and Executive support for the Uniting American Families Act–Petition 5

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The time for reform is now

May 11th, 2011

Almost 15,000 of you told the President that change takes courage.

Yesterday he renewed his push for comprehensive immigration reform painting a picture of a nation built on a rich heritage of immigration; a nation in which you can come to America and write the next chapter of our history.

Today, we’re a nation where DREAM students are being deported, families are separated, and enforcement is at all-time high. The President has given the other side the space to come to the table and they haven’t shown up.

Now is the time for Congress to give us a permanent solution. Congress needs to address the economic and human costs of the millions of people living in the shadows of society and the broken immigration system that has broken up countless families and communities.

Tell Congress the time for excuses is up – it’s time to act on immigration reform.

The President is right – we each have the opportunity to write the next chapter of our history and that opportunity is now.

Thanks,
Marissa Graciosa
Reform Immigration FOR America

Sign now for immigration reform!

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My government in none action, so whats new

May 8th, 2011

Sunday, May 08, 2011
Mister President
Congressman Peter King
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Charles Schumer
GOP Leadership
DNC leadership
House speaker John Boehner

Last week I wrote you people like every week and once again my government has let me down! If this problem wasn’t so important to me you guys would be a big joke, not only a joke to me, but to my family that’s waiting and my friends that are waiting for your guys to take some kind of action and not sitting on you trail doing nothing but throwing my faxes and e-mail away. Once again you are showing how the best of the best in the US government are nothing more than jokes, with an American citizen asking none stop for help from you!
No one understands why you guys can’t pick up the phone and call each other and come up with a visa for my husband to come visit me here, I’m not even asking for a green card which he should get after all the hardship that YOU have put us throw, and that we are legally married in Canada but a simple visa so he can come and visit me here on weekends. The presidents can get people green cards both GW Bush got a skater a green card, Obama got his aunt a green card, all the poor people from Haiti that were granted visas to come here and stay, how many did this government give out? Let’s not leave out a few stories that made the news last year about some people that got there congressman and senators to get them visa’s but I can’t build a fire under my congressman and senator, maybe the newspapers didn’t pick up the story maybe that’s the problem??????????? Also this is a gay problem and an immigration problem????? I’m noting more than a second class citizen in your eyes?????
I had talked to my lawyer in NYC she said forget overcoming the 214B that’s never going to happen, which leaves the green card lottery, or finding a company in this country who would hire him, ya right a simple accountant. Then she said try to get your congressman and senators to look into the matter they can get special visas, ya right I can’t even get a hand written letter back from you guys.
Think about this we lived together for 4 ½ years on long island, he helped buy the bed I’m sleeping in alone, he helped buy a car that’s sitting here waiting for him, he can’t walk his dog or play with her, he can’t come visit his friends in queens and on long island, he can’t visit his new family that wants him to be a part of it, all because of a lying vic council in an embassy and the none action taken by my congressman and senators and the white house. Think about how I have to travel to Canada to see him once a month the hardship and strain that puts on me and the dog. What is wrong with you people a simple visa that you guys get people all the time.
In past letters I asked, asked nice for some kind of action well the asking is over and done with I’M DEMANDING THAT YOU PEOPLE PICK UP THE PHONE AND COME UP WITH A FIX TO THE PROBLEM! I want my husband to be able to walk into the American consulates in Toronto or Quebec. Here is there phone number in Toronto to save you a phone call or time looking the number up 416-595 1700, maybe I should come up to your offices and I’ll pay for the call since you guys can’t even afford a stamp. I’ll take it one more step for you guys here is there e-mail address TRTNIV@state.gov
So this is what I want from you guys, let me spell it out nice and clear so there is no misunderstanding. I am demanding a visa for my husband to be able to come to this country when he wants to visit, how much simpler can I make it???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I don’t want to hear there is nothing we can do, because I know that statement is a full blow lie!
Get off your tails and pick up the phone and call each other enough is enough this problem is not going to go away. I have a right as an American to ask my government for help, and it’s your job, your job to get something done about it! I expect to hear there is a visa waiting to be picked up by the end of business on Friday May 13, 2011 You have all of our information from the countless faxes and e-mail that I have send you and hand dropped off at your offices.

Roy B

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Call to action

May 8th, 2011

Urge Congressional and Executive Support of the Uniting American Families Act–Petition 4

I want everyone to take a few seconds of of there day and sign this!

(O4I) is an all grassroots organization. Because of DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act), Americans in same-gender relationships with foreign partners have no right to sponsor those partners for legal residency in the US. In O4I’s ongoing efforts to end this discrimination, this is our fourth petition of the 112th Congress. We are asking Representatives and Senators, as well as President Obama and Secretary Napolitano, to support equal immigration rights for same-sex binational couples by becoming cosponsors of the Uniting American Families Act (or UAFA, House Bill 1537 and Senate Bill 821). We seek their active support of its passage.

Time to show the rethuglians that we want our rights!!!

Urge Congressional and Executive Support of the Uniting American Families Act–Petition 4

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Reuniting Families Act introduced today!

May 5th, 2011

Reuniting Families Act introduced today! 5/5/2011

from out4immigration@yahoogroups.com

Just wanted to let you know that Rep Mike Honda just reintroduced his Reuniting Families Act today. RFA is one of the first immigration reform bill to be introduced that includes the language of UAFA – we are thankful for Rep Honda for continuing to be inclusive!

As he said in his tweets: @UAFAwatch @kerrymuzzey #askdems #p2 #LGBT Also want to mention the Reuniting Families Act. A bill I am introducing to reform our #immigrationbacklog and allow families (all families, including LGBT) to reunify.http://tinyurl.com/3ns6yuv

We are also looking forward to Rep Gutierrez to introduce his Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill soon which will also include LGBT Families, this time.

All this fits into our multi-prong approach to get the laws fixed so that same sex binational couples do not face immigration discrimination anymore!

And, don’t forget… if you are in NY or NJ, please come out tomorrow for a rally to urge President Obama to Stop Deporting LGBT Spouses: http://getequal.org/2011/05/lgbt-organizations-urge-obama-to-stop-deporting-lgbt-spouses/

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open meeting with senator Charles J. Fuschillo

May 5th, 2011

Today I stopped by an open meeting with state senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr, I want every one to know that I was greeted with a warm smile and hello from his staff they really are good people, I wanted the good senator to put a face with a gay person and a person that might be his next door neighbor. I tried to explain why gay marriage is so important to me, and I hope when the vote comes up on the floor that it becomes full gay marriage and not civil unions, but like i said in a past post baby steps to full equal rights.

What the GOP doesn’t understand is that polls taken by everyone that isn’t fox news or owned by a right wing nut job the polls keep on going up and up. People know that the Bush era is over with and people aren’t afraid any more of that right wing Rethuglian, plus its a no brainier now a days equal is equal.

So I want everyone that is gay, or knows a gay person or is fighting for the untied American families act to go to your congressman, go to your state and federal senator and tell them why it’s so important to you, it’s your job also remember you pay taxes to!

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In new york state

May 4th, 2011

OK people, its coming around again, the vote on gay marriage in new york state. This is a call to action by everyone! Please contact your new york state senators and tell them you need and want gay marriage in the state of new york! It’s funny and sad at the same time that a state like new york wouldn’t have full gay marriage??? With a city like new york city the melting pot of the world, when people around the world think of the USA they think of a few things and one is new york city the gate way to this country.

I just stopped by Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. yes they are Republicans but I can say they are not rethuglians when it comes to gay marriage, the senator doesn’t believe in gay marriage but in civil unions. well it’s a step in the right direction i guess, small steps to the buss.

Then it was off to my state senator Owen H Johnson, once again i didn’t get the cold feeling like I get when i go to see congressman peter king, the people listened to what i had to say, very nice friendly people but the senator doesn’t believe in gay marriage but does support civil unions. Once again I didn’t get the rethuglian state of mind but normal people that tried to understand.

Everyone that reads my blog or stops by from time to time has to take the time and explain what gay marriage means to you, and if you are in a bi-national relationship how important that is to you, state or federal level.

People get off your butts and write, but not once keep it up this is a none stop battle to get the right you pay taxes for!

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Do you ever wonder where your tax refund went

April 18th, 2011

Do you ever wonder where your tax refund went?

This year, it’s going to pay for a lawyer to defend DOMA.

As Americans are scrambling to file their taxes today, John Boehner is filling out paperwork to hire a lawyer to defend marriage inequality. But even though he’s doing the hiring, he’s not the one paying the bill. You and I are — and he won’t even tell us how much he’s spending of our money.

Exactly how much is DOMA worth? Join me in demanding that Speaker Boehner reveal how much he’s spending to preserve marriage inequality.

http://www.fearlesscampaign.com/tax-day

There are many things wrong with this scenario. The Speaker of the House is:
• Obstinately fighting to preserve a discriminatory law,
• Spending public dollars on defending DOMA while Congress is having to slash the budgets of essential programs and services, and
• Acting undemocratically and cloaking his actions in secrecy.
Paying taxes is our civic duty as Americans, and I’m proud to pay mine. Taxes are how we provide for the public good. Spending tax dollars to discriminate against myself and many other Americans is a hard pill to swallow.

As taxpayers, we at least deserve to know the size of the bill Boehner is sending us. Join me in demanding that he tell us how much of our money he’s wasting:
Tell this jerk where to go sign!

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To Mister President, House speaker John Boehner

April 17th, 2011

Mister President
House speaker John Boehner

For years now I have been writing the white house for help and the old house speaker and now you House speaker John Boehner and only once did I get an answer from the white house a form letter, and never have I gotten any kind of feedback from your office house speaker. Is this the United States or some foreign country? I always thought you could write the federal government and ask for help and get it, both of you say you are for the American way, but I’m finding it hard to believe at all! I don’t care if you are a Dem., or republican or Tea party I need some help here and get ZERO! The two most important people in this country and ZERO!

I want you two to know that I am an American citizen, my family dates back to my great grandfather and they fought in all the wars along with my father so I could have some basic human rights and one is being stomped on and I’m sure if they know what was going on they would be rolling over in there gravels that I can’t get any kind of help from my federal government!

I want the two of you to know that I’m legally married in Canada, yes I had to go to Canada to get married and I can’t sponsor the person that I love and choose to be my life partner and my husband into this country??????????????????? You two tell me why I’m legally married in 23 other countries and if I was a citizen of the other countries I could sponsor him into the other countries and the country that screams so loud about human rights and rights of their citizens, and the two most powerful men in the world say they are for the American people, the bill of rights and the constitution and I can’t sponsor him into this country???????? What a crime that you are playing on me and countless other American citizens and I can’t do anything about, you two should be ashamed!

Mister President isn’t it true that a year or two into your first year as president your aunt got her green card, she lives in NYC, and Mister speaker you say you are for tax cuts and the American people but don’t you support a 3.5 billion dollar jet engine that the air force doesn’t want and it’s in your home state? All I’m asking is to pay whatever fee there is so I can sponsor my husband into this country. Isn’t fair? You two got your way and what you wanted, is it because I’m a no body?

Just to let both of you know I’m sending this alone to the DNC and the GOP, and going to have it posted on US Immigration woes dot com since neither of you can sit down and answer a fax and do the right thing

How about some help here!

Thank you
Roy B

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Pass the UAFA–Petition 1–Contact Congress

April 17th, 2011

Our 1st petition to gather more #UAFA support in 112th Congress. This week we ask 4 Senators + Janet Napolitano and Pres. Obama to end this immigration discrimination we face and stop deporting our partners. Pls sign and circulate. We need 1000 signatures.
Our goal is to reach 1,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here:
http://www.change.org/petitions/pass-the-uafa-petition-1-contact-congress

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UAFA, ENDA introduction set for Thursday

April 11th, 2011

UAFA, ENDA introduction set for Thursday

Chris Johnson, washington blade

Two key pieces of pro-LGBT legislation — the Uniting American Families Act and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — are set for introduction in Congress on Thursday, according to an informed source.

read full story and then write and call yuor congressman

UAFA, ENDA introduction set for Thursday

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