In Friday's Letters to the editor
In Friday's Letters to the editor, readers sound off on the new -- er, make that old -- faces in the Democratic party as it prepares to take the reins in Washington.
Kim Gullo, of Corona Del Mar, thinks letting Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his committee chairmanship was the right move for the party:
Lieberman had the courage to stand up to groupthink and support the candidacy of a tested colleague he believed in...
Men like Lieberman keep our democracy healthy and vital, and we marginalize them at our peril. Barack Obama seems to realize this -- why don't others in the Democratic party?
Carole Harder, of Rancho Mirage, begs to differ:
Keeping [Lieberman] in the Democratic caucus is to knowingly allow a Republican spy to attend Democratic strategy meetings. Letting Lieberman retain committee chairmanships allows him to influence key program agendas of the administration.
Thoughts on likely Obama attorney general pick Eric Holder, and possible secretary of State pick Hillary Clinton round out change-of-the-guard coverage.
California's fires, the Vatican's policy on gay priests, and the ballot initiative process, too.
* Photo of Joe Lieberman by Mark Wilson/Getty Images.
I'm not a Mormon, religious fanatic, or a crazed Neo-Con. I'm just an average Joe. I want to know if anybody who opposes to the will of the majority of California voters has bothered to go to California's homepage to actually read our current Family Code, 297.5(a)? Here's the website for search engine-challenged people: www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
It states: "Registered domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, and shall be subject to the same responsibilities, obligations, and duties under law, whether they derive from statutes, administrative regulations, court rules, government policies, common law, or any other provisions or sources of law, ---> as are granted to and imposed upon spouses. <---.
Prior to the election, the gay community was already empowered with the legal and civil rights they were seeking. Additional rights or protection can be accomplished via a well-written Power of Attorney.
Enough said...
Bob "Big Mack" McKay
2701 S. Watson St.
Visalia, CA 93277
(559)7471-9727
Posted by: Bob McKay | November 21, 2008 at 07:58 AM