The RJ was kind enough to print my letter to the editor on April 18th, 2009 below. I signed it as the Chair of SDCSN but that was removed . Ya win some, ya lose some:
New vote needed
To the editor:
Gov. Jim Gibbons announced he intends to veto a domestic partnership bill if it passes the Legislature ("Same-sex bill in cross hairs," Wednesday Review-Journal). He stated, "I just don't believe in it."
I won't go into what the governor apparently believes in concerning the sanctity of relationships; his divorce proceedings have made that pellucid.
What needs to be addressed are journalists, such as the Review-Journal's Ed Vogel, who constantly bring up the fact that Nevadans enshrined legal bigotry against gays and lesbians into the Nevada Constitution in November 2002 by a 67 percent vote. It is not a benchmark; it was a snapshot.
Current polling by Nate Silver at www.fivethirtyeight.com shows that Nevada has now passed the 50 percent threshold in gay marriage acceptance. That is a major shift in opinion -- more than 17 percent in a little over six years.
The time for Nevada to protect the security of our relationships and respect the integrity of our families is now. And now a majority of Nevadans would agree. It is just that simple.
Chandler Levrich
LAS VEGAS
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