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  Liz Ditz

  1 year ago

  SaveOurKids is an astroturf lobbying offshoot of Capitol Resource Family Impact, a new affiliate of Capitol Resource Institute.
  
  http://www.capitolresource.org/web/133.html
  
  The mission of Capitol Resource Institute (CRI) is to educate, advocate, protect, and defend family-friendly policies in the California state legislature and at local government levels.
  
  STAFF
  Karen England | Executive Director
  phone: 916.498.1940
  email: kengland@capitolresource.org
  
  660 J Street, Suite 250
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  From the Bay Area Reporter
  
  http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&a...
  
  The anti-gay Sacramento-based Capitol Resource Family Institute issued a warning to its members that Schwarzenegger's signing of SB777 by out lesbian Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) will open "female locker rooms to transgender men."
  
  "We are shocked and appalled that the governor has blatantly attacked traditional family values in California," wrote Karen England, the institute's executive director, in the e-mail. "With this decision, Governor Schwarzenegger has told parents that their values are irrelevant. Many parents will have no choice but to pull their children out of the public schools that have now become sexualized indoctrination centers."
  
  England went on to state that "School boys have always made excuses to get into girls locker rooms – now they won't need any because it will be a state-sanctioned policy."
  
  The institute has submitted paperwork with Attorney General Jerry Brown's office so it can begin collecting signatures to place a repeal of the bill on next year's ballot. Once Brown gives it a title, the petitioners will have 150 days to circulate petitions and collect 433,971 valid voter signatures in order to qualify the referendum.
  
  
  Capitol Resource Institute
  http://www.cityonthehill.org/
  City on the Hill is a nonprofit organization composed of Christian men and women involved in the fields of Christian ministry, education, business, law, medicine, media and public service - organized for the purpose of sponsoring this fantastic educational opportunity. Highlights of the program include workshops on our Christian heritage, the government of California, grassroots community organizing, the influence of the news media, and career guidance.
  
  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  
  Tim LeFever
  Chairman
  
  Richard Treakle
  Treasurer
  
  David Reade
  Secretary
  
  Ken Campbell
  Boardmember
  
  
  
  ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  
  Barbara Alby
  Former CA Assemblymember
  
  Sam Aanestad
  CA State Senator
  
  John Doolittle
  U.S. House of Representatives - 4th District
  
  Ray Haynes
  Former State Senator
  
  Dennis Hollingsworth
  CA State Senator
  
  Rick Keene
  CA State Assemblymember
  
  Tim Leslie
  Former State Senator
  
  Doug LaMalfa
  CA State Assemblymember
  
  Tom McClintock
  CA State Senator
  
  George Runner
  CA State Senator
  
  Sharon Runner
  CA State Assemblymember
  
  Audra Strickland
  CA State Assemblymember
  
  Jim Sweeney
  Attorney
  
  Mark Wyland
  CA State Senator
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  Liz Ditz

  1 year ago

  http://www.capitolresource.org/web/81.html
  
  

  After much planning and preparing, Capitol Resource Institute proudly announces the formation of Capitol Resource Family Impact, a new affiliated organization dedicated to advocating for family values throughout California. Throughout our 20 year history, CRI has faithfully defended family values in the capitol. As a C(3) non-profit, we recognize the limitations this places on our group when it comes to advocating for families in many other areas. For this reason, CRI decided to found a C(4) so that we will be able to advance the pro-family movement in a variety of new ways.
  

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  Karoli

  1 year ago

  Liz, they're funded by groups like the Beverly LaHaye group, who are so virulently homophobic it literally turns my stomach. I'm sure the Dobson group is in there, too.
  
  And yet, even with all the ugly, many of the kids are the ones with the good sense to know what is really right. Over 1,000 of them turned out for a peace/tolerance rally in Larry King's honor yesterday. In this neck of the woods, that's unprecedented.
  
  Even more encouraging: The school officials were there in support of the kids, too.
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  Vanessa

  1 year ago

  That was powerful. Such hatred especially from children is mind-boggling. Death for being different...wow.
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  CFTIE

  1 year ago

  Sinner, your fear (phobia) is misplaced. Stop fearing Man. Fear God who can destroy both your body and your soul.
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  Eddie89

  1 year ago

  Karoli, that was a damned good letter! Thank you for writting it and expressing my feelings about Larry's murder and the evil work of the "saveourkids" group.
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