RL+gt; I have heard that Prop 2 granted +quot;special+quot; rights. NOT that it RL+gt; per

 RL> I have heard that Prop 2 granted "special" rights.  NOT that it
 RL> permitted discrimination big, big difference.

     If all it did was prevent special rights, then it would in fact be
fine -- no group should receive "special rights."  However, the wording
of the document clearly reveals the intent to be discriminatory:

ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ

A number of you were complaining that you wanted to see the actual text
of Colorado's Amendment 2.  Well, here it is, crossposted from FidoNET's
Politics echo:


        It would amend Article 2 of the Colorado Constitution by the
        addition of Section 30, which states: "NO PROTECTED STATUS BASED
        ON HOMOSEXUAL, LESBIAN, OR BISEXUAL ORIENTATION.  Neither the
        State of Colorado, through any of its branches or departments,
        nor any of its agencies, political subdivisions, municipalities
        or school districts, shall enact, adopt or enforce any statute,
        regulation, ordinance or policy whereby homosexual, lesbian or
        bisexual conduct, practices or relationships shall constitute or
        otherwise be the basis of, or entitle any person or class of
        persons to have or claim any minority status, quota preferences,
        protected status or claim of discrimination.  This section of
        the Constitution shall be in all respects self-executing."

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     Note the section where it says "...or claim of discrimination."  Why
would someone want people to be unable to complain of discrimination based
on their sexual preference?  Because such discrimination never happens?
Or because they don't want the homosexual/bisexual to have any legal
recourse to discrimination?

Tyler A. Wunder