PETITION FOR TEXAS

THE FOLLOWING IS THE PETITION THAT I PROPOSE FOR ALL TEXANS WHO WISH TO IMPROVE THEIR STATE (IT WILL ALSO WORK FOR OTHER STATES):


DEAR SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE____________________,

I, (NAME)__________________________________,
RESIDING AT THE ADDRESS OF , (ADDRESS)__________________________________,
ATTEST THAT I AM YOUR CONSTITUENT.

I AM SIGNING THIS PETITION TO IMPRESS UPON YOU MY CONVICTION THAT PERSONS BELONGING TO THE GAY, LESBIAN, BI-SEXUAL, AND TRANS-GENDER COMMUNITY, HENCEFORTH REFERRED TO AS THE GLBT COMMUNITY, ARE DESERVING OF ALL THE RIGHTS THAT SHOULD BE RESPECTED UNIVERSALLY.

I SUPPORT, GENERALLY, LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ENSURE GLBT INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN SUCH THINGS AS EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, VISITATION, MARRIAGE AND ADOPTION RIGHTS.

MORE BROADLY, I AM OF THE CONVICTION THAT RIGHTS THAT ARE ENJOYED BY SOME, SHOULD BE ENSURED FOR ALL. AND THAT NO GROUP SHOULD BE UNDULY EXCLUDED FROM THE RIGHTS NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, AND THE BETTERMENT OF ONE'S FAMILY (USING THE BROADER DEFINITION OF THE WORD).

MY SIGNATURE AFFIXED HERE:________________________
DATE:_______________


THE GLBT PETITION FACE BOOK PAGE.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas

P.O. Box 12905, Austin, TX 78711-2905, T 512.478.7300 F 512.478.7303 www.aclutx.org

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Lane Lewis

Lane Lewis is the 42 year old elected Democratic Executive Committeeperson for Precinct 0448 in Oak Forest, in the heart of Senate 15. He is an educator and neighborhood activist and was recently a candidate for Houston CIty Council District A taking the Republican to a run-off and in the process garnering the support of the Democratic Party, elected officials, labor leaders and neighborhood activists. Lane is now running to become Chair of Senate 15 along with his ticket mate, Tarsha Hardy of Precinct 0164 who is running for Secretary. Neither of these offices have incumbents seeking re-election. This is the ONLY party position that Lane is running for and he solicits and needs your support.


A MESSAGE FROM LANE LEWIS
Candidate, Senate District 15 Chair



Dear all,

It has been several months since the end of my bid for the honor of representing the City of Houston’s District A. During my travels across District A, I met countless individuals and families that where excited about the prospect for the future; they were also concerned that their interests were not being represented and wanted to be more involved in having their voices and concerns heard. I encouraged them to get involved on a local, state, and national level.

Heeding this advice, I am running to serve as your Senate District 15 Chair.

In order to win we must organize. We must identify our priorities, ask how we make those priorities heard, and how we get individuals elected that speak to our priorities.

The answers are simple, but the solutions are complicated and difficult: it will take time, organization, and dedication from District 15 residents.

Our priorities can be identified through regular District 15 meetings; we will be heard through a new web site; and we will expand our database of volunteers and voters while creating a PAC to fund our activities.

I ask you for your vote this Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 2:00 pm, at Chateau Crystal, 2517 South Gessner, Houston, TX. 77063.

All precinct chairs elected during the March primary or April run-off must be sworn in at this meeting to vote.

I look forward to seeing you and thank you in advance for your vote of confidence.

Sunday
May 2, 2010
2:00 p.m.
Chateau Crystal - 2517 South Gessner, Houston, TX. 77063
(near the intersection of Westheimer and Gessner in Woodlake Square)


Sincerely,

Lane Lewis
Candidate for Senate District 15 Chair
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Tea Party

"Indeed, the rightward tilt of the state's GOP electorate permitted another Tea Party insurgent to mount a respectable run without serving as a spoiler to Perry's similarly themed campaign. Debra Medina, a darling of the far right, recently made headlines for questioning the government's involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but came in with about the same 16 percent showing that polls registered prior to her gaffe. -http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100304/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1213


The rightward slant of the Republican party in Texas portends ill for its citizens and residents alike. A state already gerrymandered to the Republican's advantage, allowing a comfortable margin for incompetence, is being pulled toward a radical part of the political spectrum.

The Tea Party rejects any workable form of federalism where the Federal government plays a necessarily central role in funding large projects, such as roads and dams, and provides funding for necessary functions, such as public education.

"But by the time Republican voters went to the polls here in a primary on Tuesday, the political ground had shifted under Senator Hutchison, who lost in a three-way race to Mr. Perry." -link to NY Times Article.

The Tea Party candidates posit themselves as outsiders. But, Rick Perry has been governor for over 10 years.

http://www.billwhitefortexas.com/

If you really want change, elect someone who hasn't been governor for 10 years. Bill White handily beat several other Democratic challengers, and, Bill White doesn't have to hide under a false agenda.

The Tea Party is a mis-informed tax revolt married to a wild-eyed dream of secession. All States require federal money to complete big projects because this is the tax money not hijacked by regional petty thievery, and, back-stabbing. It provides the wealth to the communities too poor to educate their own children or pave their own streets. And it provides a necessary counterweight to local lapses in judgment.

Don't leave the future of Texas in the hands of a movement that would send us back into the Dark Ages; where a decent education is a luxury, and a decent life is a far-off dream. This is the movement that would deny you your unemployment benefits. In fact, Governor Perry already has.

Capitol Building -Austin

State Capitol Complex:
11th and Congress.
Parking at the intersection's southeast Corner, and 1500 block of Congress.
Larger than any other state capitol.

Texas Employment Law

"Texas employment law does NOT prohibit workplace discrimination and/or termination based upon sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status." -Equality Texas


"The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), federal legislation that would add sexual orientation as a protected class against discrimination, has been proposed but failed in the past few years. But it is expected that President Obama and the a stronger Democratic majority in Congress will pass and enact the law in 2009." -HRHero.com

http://www.hrhero.com/topics/sex_discrimination.html

Texas Travel and Leisure Blog

Check out my website:
Texas Travel and Leisure Blog
It has articles on travel and leisure in Texas. Also, information pertaining to equality.
Enjoy!