Gay activist Mark Reed of Dallas sent over a letter this morning he received from Republican Congressman Pete Sessions, in response to Reed’s apparent inquiry about Sessions’ position on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. As Reed notes, the second paragraph of the letter sure makes it sound like Sessions doesn’t think any minority should be protected from discrimination — at least not by the government:
“I believe all people should have the same rights accorded to them under the Constitution,” Sessions wrote. “No one person or group of people should have an advantage or preferential treatment before the law. It is important that our nation does not disintegrate into a society of separate groups defined by certain characteristics. Moreover, the federal government should not sanction these differences.”
I’ve posted Sessions’ full letter after the jump.
You might want to remove the home address of Mark Reed from the letter. You know the crazy right wingers also read this website.
Sessions needs to go. He has a great opponent this November. Vote for Greir Raggio !!
Mr. Raggio stands with us on our issues.
Jeff–doesn’t matter. Letters/emails/correspondence to Congressmen and Senators are public information and available for public inspection. Granted, having Mr. Reed’s address published in the Voice makes it easier to find him, but I’m sure he gave permission to have it printed.