Usually I just talk about North Carolina government in the mornings. But I received this notice today and thought I'd attempt to spread the word for residents of the socialist republic of North Carolina.

The short version: House Bill 1366 is attempting to give special rights to people based on their actions. If you decide that you want to have sexual relations with a person of your sex, you will be protected more than people who do not. The bill will require government schools to not accept, but encourage, approve of, and teach about homosexuality. This is in direct conflict with the 14th amendment of the Constitution (equal protection).

The longer version:

The pro-homosexual "Bullying Bill" was scheduled to be heard today (Tuesday) in the Senate Judiciary 2 Committee but has been delayed until the committee's meeting on Thursday. It appears that the vote on this bill, House Bill 1366-School Violence Prevention Act, could be very close. We need you to CALL the members of the Senate Judiciary 2 Committee ALL DAY Wednesday and ask them to OPPOSE this bill! The committee membership with phone numbers and county representation is listed below. An Issue Brief describing the bill in more detail is attached.

Please be sure to call the members of the Judiciary 2 Committee on Wednesday, especially if a member of the committee represents your county. THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you call and they are unavailable, leave a message and then call back later. If you responded to our earlier alert and sent an email to your senator about this bill, thank you, but please also call committee members on Wednesday.

THIS IS CRITICAL, because if this bill passes in its current form, it would be the first time in state history that the terms "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression" would exist in state law. This bill would affirm and grant special legal status to homosexuality, bisexuality, cross dressing and other "alternative" sexual behaviors, not only in our state law but also in our public schools. Implementation of this bill will virtually ensure that all public school children will be introduced to concepts of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity and expression" as early as elementary school.

TALKING POINTS ON HOUSE BILL 1366:

* HB 1366 would force ALL of North Carolina's local boards of education to adopt anti-bullying policies that grant specially protected status to public school students and employees on the basis of their real or perceived "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression." Public schools across the state would be required to affirm, support and defend students and staff who are involved in or identify with homosexuality, bisexuality, cross dressing and other "alternative" sexual behaviors.

* HB 1366 is unnecessary, because the State Board of Education adopted a policy in July 2004 requiring local boards of education to "develop and maintain policies and procedures to prevent, intervene, investigate, document, and report all acts of harassment, bullying, or discrimination no later than January 2005." When adopting this policy, the Board specifically rejected the enumeration of special classifications or characteristics like "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression," because they wanted to ensure that the local policies applied equally to all school children.

* Delineating certain groups of students and staff as being specifically protected from bullying would violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which requires equal protection for all citizens.

* The inclusion of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression" in state law for the first time in history would pave the way for other pro-homosexual legislation and endless lawsuits challenging North Carolina's marriage laws and other statutes that uphold traditional family values.

Please be sure to CALL the following members of the Senate Judiciary 2 Committee on Wednesday and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 1366-School Violence Prevention Act.

SENATE JUDICIARY 2 COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Sen. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (Cabarrus, Iredell) 919-733-7223
Sen. Austin M. Allran (Catawba, Iredell) 919-733-5876
Sen. Tom Apodaca (Buncombe, Henderson, Polk) 919-733-5745
Sen. Bob Atwater (Chatham, Durham, Lee) 919-715-3036
Sen. Doug Berger (Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren) 919-715-8363
Sen. Stan Bingham (Davidson, Guilford) 919-733-5665
Sen. Walter H. Dalton (Cleveland, Rutherford) 919-715-3038
Sen. Charlie S. Dannelly (Mecklenburg) 919-733-5955
Sen. Katie G. Dorsett (Guilford) 919-715-3042
Sen. Don East (Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin) 919-733-5743
Sen. W. Edward Goodall (Mecklenburg, Union) 919-733-7659
Sen. Jim Jacumin (Burke, Caldwell) 919-715-7823
Sen. Ed Jones (Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans) 919-715-3032
Sen. John H. Kerr III (Greene, Pitt, Wayne) 919-733-5621
Sen. Joe Sam Queen (Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey) 919-733-3460
Sen. John Snow (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania) 919-733-5875
Sen. A.B. Swindell (Nash, Wilson) 919-715-3030

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