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Title: Senate candidate Jim Martin: 'We found our soul'
Post by: Natasha on December 04, 2008, 05:15:05 PM
Post by: Natasha on December 04, 2008, 05:15:05 PM
Senate candidate Jim Martin: 'We found our soul'
http://www.southernvoice.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=22768 (http://www.southernvoice.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=22768)
MATT SCHAFER
12/3/2008
HRC and the gay National Stonewall Democrats backed Martin in the race. The national office of the Log Cabin Republicans did not endorse Chambliss, although some members of the gay GOP group's Georgia chapter supported him, according to Jamie Ensley, Georgia Log Cabin president.
"Georgia LCR members will continue to talk and lobby Sen. Chambliss about LGBT issues that the Senate will be voting on in the next two years," Ensley said. "We are hopeful that he'll give full consideration to these proposals, since most fair-minded Georgians support them."
http://www.southernvoice.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=22768 (http://www.southernvoice.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=22768)
MATT SCHAFER
12/3/2008
HRC and the gay National Stonewall Democrats backed Martin in the race. The national office of the Log Cabin Republicans did not endorse Chambliss, although some members of the gay GOP group's Georgia chapter supported him, according to Jamie Ensley, Georgia Log Cabin president.
"Georgia LCR members will continue to talk and lobby Sen. Chambliss about LGBT issues that the Senate will be voting on in the next two years," Ensley said. "We are hopeful that he'll give full consideration to these proposals, since most fair-minded Georgians support them."
Title: Re: Senate candidate Jim Martin: 'We found our soul'
Post by: soldierjane on December 04, 2008, 05:31:57 PM
Post by: soldierjane on December 04, 2008, 05:31:57 PM
I think the odds of Chambliss supporting TLGB causes rank right there with the odds of the existence of Santa Claus. But then again, the LCRs are known for tireless misplaced faith.
Saxby Chambliss on Civil Rights
* Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
* Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
* Rated 7% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
* Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
* Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
* Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Saxby_Chambliss.htm (http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Saxby_Chambliss.htm)
Saxby Chambliss on Civil Rights
* Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
* Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
* Rated 7% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
* Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
* Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
* Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Saxby_Chambliss.htm (http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Saxby_Chambliss.htm)
Title: Re: Senate candidate Jim Martin: 'We found our soul'
Post by: tekla on December 04, 2008, 05:38:28 PM
Post by: tekla on December 04, 2008, 05:38:28 PM
Yeah, if your looking for help from Saxby, I wouldn't hold my breath.