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Story begins last week while watching State of the Union with John King. Now, for anyone who knows me, you know that all I watch is CNN, CNN Headline News, and the History Channel...give or take a few shows here and there on other channels. I follow politics, and I get pretty excited whenever Governor Granholm or Senator Stabinaw comes on. I voted for both of them, and while the rest of my state absolutely hates Jennifer Granholm, I'm totally down with how she's trying to push forward for the state of Michigan.
However, I voted for Senator Stabinaw mostly on the platform that she was a Democrat. I voted for her because I wanted her to represent me because she was pro-choice, anti-outsourcing jobs, and she stood for GLBT rights such as marriage, equal opportunity, and hate crimes.
Well, bitch decided to change her POV on State of the Union. John King had another democratic senator on the air with her, and he asked both of them if they would vote to legalize same-sex unions. Well, neither decided to give a straight answer. And John King, who, well, he's number 3 on my list of favorite news anchors behind Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer, was like, "Oh no you didn't just evade my question. Answer my question!" The other senator was lame and essentially said, "No."
Then Senator Stabinaw did the same thing, and I was like, "Bitch." She then decided to proclaim that because Michigan voted against same-sex unions (which in all honesty, I think people who went to the polls didn't know what the fuck they were voting for when they read it; I had to read that prop. three different times before I understood it) in 2004, she would vote no. This made me go, "huh?" Because I voted for this bitch in 2006 who stood for GLBT equality then.
Anyway...I decided that I would not be voting for her again over this and decided to leave it at that. Now, it's not that I'm part of the GLBT family, but a lot of people that I know are. On top of that, I was raised to believe that all people are deserving of equal rights, no matter what their differences are. So of course, I'm going to take this kind of personally.
Well, this Sunday (as in two days ago), I received a personal phone call from the Human Rights Campaign. I frequently participate in bringing issues to my state congress through them such as the Matthew Shepherd Act (which, seriously, how the fuck did that take 10 years to pass through congress?!), and I always get really upset with a conservative group tries to bann contraceptives and label them as forms of abortion (I got REALLY nasty in that particular letter saying, "Really? Would you deny cancer patients their medication? Because my condition can turn in to cancer if gone untreated").
So the guy I talked to was essentially calling to ask for $100 donation. He told me about a new amendment that was just introduced in the House that would repeal the Defense for Marriage Act, which I'm totally down for. After explaining to the rep that I'm a poor college student and that it sucks that I can't donate less than $35 at a time, he totally agreed to send me an envelope so I can send a check for $20 (which right now, is more than I can spare, but I love this organization and want to do whatever I can for it). I also mentioned that Senator Stabinaw is pissing me off, and was not happy with her lying to the people she is representing. Then, I told him that I would email spam my reps to support this new bit of legislation and about an hour later, I found myself on hrc.org filling one out.
Well, I am happy to say that I got an email back from one of my reps, who, oddly enough, I think is a Republican. It read:
Dear Ms. Koggenhop:
Thank you for informing me of your support for H.R. 3567, the Respect for Marriage Act. Your thoughts on this important matter are most welcome and appreciated.
As you know, on September 15, 2009, Representative Jarrold Nadler (NY) introduced H.R. 3567, the Respect for Marriage Act. If enacted, this legislation would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage to be between a man and a woman. Additionally, this legislation would apply to all fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia , Puerto Rico, and any other territory of the United States . Presently this legislation awaits action in the House Judiciary Committee.
Rest assured, your thoughts on this issue will be remembered during 111th Congress. Again, thank you for contacting me; and for all you do for our community and our country. Should you have any further comments or questions on this or any other issue, please contact me at the Livonia or Milford district or Washington , D.C. office.
I work for you.
Sincerely,
Thaddeus G. McCotter
Member of Congress
P.S. In an effort to conserve paper and save taxpayer dollars, please subscribe to our email list so we can more efficiently provide you with updates on important issues to the 11th District.
I thought it was pretty professional to at least send me something back. I don't think I've ever gotten anything back from one of these that I've sent.
However, I voted for Senator Stabinaw mostly on the platform that she was a Democrat. I voted for her because I wanted her to represent me because she was pro-choice, anti-outsourcing jobs, and she stood for GLBT rights such as marriage, equal opportunity, and hate crimes.
Well, bitch decided to change her POV on State of the Union. John King had another democratic senator on the air with her, and he asked both of them if they would vote to legalize same-sex unions. Well, neither decided to give a straight answer. And John King, who, well, he's number 3 on my list of favorite news anchors behind Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer, was like, "Oh no you didn't just evade my question. Answer my question!" The other senator was lame and essentially said, "No."
Then Senator Stabinaw did the same thing, and I was like, "Bitch." She then decided to proclaim that because Michigan voted against same-sex unions (which in all honesty, I think people who went to the polls didn't know what the fuck they were voting for when they read it; I had to read that prop. three different times before I understood it) in 2004, she would vote no. This made me go, "huh?" Because I voted for this bitch in 2006 who stood for GLBT equality then.
Anyway...I decided that I would not be voting for her again over this and decided to leave it at that. Now, it's not that I'm part of the GLBT family, but a lot of people that I know are. On top of that, I was raised to believe that all people are deserving of equal rights, no matter what their differences are. So of course, I'm going to take this kind of personally.
Well, this Sunday (as in two days ago), I received a personal phone call from the Human Rights Campaign. I frequently participate in bringing issues to my state congress through them such as the Matthew Shepherd Act (which, seriously, how the fuck did that take 10 years to pass through congress?!), and I always get really upset with a conservative group tries to bann contraceptives and label them as forms of abortion (I got REALLY nasty in that particular letter saying, "Really? Would you deny cancer patients their medication? Because my condition can turn in to cancer if gone untreated").
So the guy I talked to was essentially calling to ask for $100 donation. He told me about a new amendment that was just introduced in the House that would repeal the Defense for Marriage Act, which I'm totally down for. After explaining to the rep that I'm a poor college student and that it sucks that I can't donate less than $35 at a time, he totally agreed to send me an envelope so I can send a check for $20 (which right now, is more than I can spare, but I love this organization and want to do whatever I can for it). I also mentioned that Senator Stabinaw is pissing me off, and was not happy with her lying to the people she is representing. Then, I told him that I would email spam my reps to support this new bit of legislation and about an hour later, I found myself on hrc.org filling one out.
Well, I am happy to say that I got an email back from one of my reps, who, oddly enough, I think is a Republican. It read:
Dear Ms. Koggenhop:
Thank you for informing me of your support for H.R. 3567, the Respect for Marriage Act. Your thoughts on this important matter are most welcome and appreciated.
As you know, on September 15, 2009, Representative Jarrold Nadler (NY) introduced H.R. 3567, the Respect for Marriage Act. If enacted, this legislation would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage to be between a man and a woman. Additionally, this legislation would apply to all fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia , Puerto Rico, and any other territory of the United States . Presently this legislation awaits action in the House Judiciary Committee.
Rest assured, your thoughts on this issue will be remembered during 111th Congress. Again, thank you for contacting me; and for all you do for our community and our country. Should you have any further comments or questions on this or any other issue, please contact me at the Livonia or Milford district or Washington , D.C. office.
I work for you.
Sincerely,
Thaddeus G. McCotter
Member of Congress
P.S. In an effort to conserve paper and save taxpayer dollars, please subscribe to our email list so we can more efficiently provide you with updates on important issues to the 11th District.
I thought it was pretty professional to at least send me something back. I don't think I've ever gotten anything back from one of these that I've sent.