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May 19, 2004
Ferrell Blount, the North Carolina Republican Party Chairman, wants to make it clear that gays are not welcome in his party's vision of America, much less at their state's convention. Perhaps in Blount's fish bowl, gay and lesbian families and businesses are also not welcome in North Carolina or our great nation.
In a letter to the North Carolina Log Cabin Republicans, Blount rejected the group's application for a table at the convention citing the state party's platform which says "homosexuality is not normal." That was enough justification for Blount to make sure gays weren't invited. Perhaps it's enough justification for Blount and others like him to take whatever actions deemed fit to make unwelcome the thousands of gay and lesbian families and businesses in North Carolina. Perhaps it's enough for his national party to justify much worse.
The assumption that Republicans care more about taxes, the economy and the war on terror are put into question by Blount's discriminatory actions. Despite North Carolina Log Cabin Republicans agreeing on their party's position on these important issues, Blount's most important qualification for participation in his party's state convention is that you support discrimination against gays.
As the Republican party continues to sell an image of fairness and inclusion leading up to the 2004 Presidential elections, pay close attention to the footnote to which Blount, his party's national leadership and the President of the United States eagerly lend their collective voice.
In the Republican party's vision of America, American principles of fairness and equality will be amended, with your permission, to justify divisive and exclusionary policies compliments of radical elements taking over the Republican party.
Read Blount's rediculous letter here.
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