Lueda Alia
04/01/04, 07:13 AM
March 20, 2004 | Daily Mislead Archive
Bush Allows g a y s to Be Fired for Being g a y
Despite President Bush's pledge that homosexuals "ought to have the same rights" 1 as all other people, his Administration this week ruled that homosexuals can now be fired from the federal workforce because of their sexual orientation.
According to the Federal Times, the president's appointee at the Office of Special Counsel ruled that federal employees will now "have no recourse if they are fired or demoted simply for being g a y." 2 While the Bush Administration says it is legally prohibited from firing a person for their conduct, they have the legal right to fire or demote someone based on their sexual orientation. To carry out the directive, the White House has begun removing information from government websites about sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace. 3
Not only does the new directive contradict the president's own promise to treat homosexuals as equals under the law, but it also contradicts what the Administration told Congress. As noted in a bipartisan letter from four Senators to the Administration, "During the confirmation process [of the president's appointee], you assured us that you were committed to protecting federal employees against unlawful discrimination related to their sexual orientation." 4
from here (http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df03202004.html)
& check this (http://www.365***.com/newscon04/03/031704fedWorkers.htm) one too.
wow.... I really hope that's not true, though it looks like it is. and yeah.... for the sake of people in the States (and everyone else around the world for the matter).. I hope Bush doesn't win the elections. I can't understand how some one can like him after all he does. :rolleyes:
Bush Allows g a y s to Be Fired for Being g a y
Despite President Bush's pledge that homosexuals "ought to have the same rights" 1 as all other people, his Administration this week ruled that homosexuals can now be fired from the federal workforce because of their sexual orientation.
According to the Federal Times, the president's appointee at the Office of Special Counsel ruled that federal employees will now "have no recourse if they are fired or demoted simply for being g a y." 2 While the Bush Administration says it is legally prohibited from firing a person for their conduct, they have the legal right to fire or demote someone based on their sexual orientation. To carry out the directive, the White House has begun removing information from government websites about sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace. 3
Not only does the new directive contradict the president's own promise to treat homosexuals as equals under the law, but it also contradicts what the Administration told Congress. As noted in a bipartisan letter from four Senators to the Administration, "During the confirmation process [of the president's appointee], you assured us that you were committed to protecting federal employees against unlawful discrimination related to their sexual orientation." 4
from here (http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df03202004.html)
& check this (http://www.365***.com/newscon04/03/031704fedWorkers.htm) one too.
wow.... I really hope that's not true, though it looks like it is. and yeah.... for the sake of people in the States (and everyone else around the world for the matter).. I hope Bush doesn't win the elections. I can't understand how some one can like him after all he does. :rolleyes: