MassResistance "Successes" #3 & #4

As Dr. Smith would say "Oh, the pain", anyway, here's number 3:

Successfully lobbied the US Senate Foreign Relations chairman, Sen. Jesse Helms, to put a "hold" on the President's appointment of Mass. Governor Paul Cellucci to Ambassador to Canada, until Cellucci agreed to curtail any efforts to expand homosexual rights there. Cellucci had greatly expanded homosexual programs in the public schools while Governor of Massachusetts. (2000)

Another toast Brian! although I do believe that Canada enacted marriage equality while Cellucci WAS Ambassador. Oh, and if you believe that Jess Helms held up the nomination because of Brian & friends, think again. Jesse didn’t need any help in holding up a nomination. He did it all the time, from Wikipedia:

As he gained seniority and clout, Helms became known as "Senator No" because he would obstruct a variety of Democratic bills and presidential appointments. Helms reportedly delighted in the nickname.

As for "Success" Number #4:

Filed bills in last two legislative sessions to strengthen the Parental Notification Law, and will re-file in next session with even stronger provisions.

OK, ANYONE can file a bill. As a courtesy, a Mass State Rep. or State Senator may attach their name to the bill but typically they file all bills submitted by their constituents. However, notice that they don’t put any dates on this particular "success" because they file these idiotic bills EVERY YEAR and it goes no where. (Hmm...why would they need to "strengthen a bill that they themselves claim they wrote?) They were recently complaining that the public hearings for their bills ran so late that they were going to tell their lemmings, er, I mean, followers not to go to the Statehouse anymore, fat chance of that happening!


Now, I’m sure that since MassResistance has been named a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Massachusetts legislature is going to listen very closely to the things that MassResistance has to say and I'm also sure that someone, somewhere will want their names attached to it, NOT.

MassResistance's "Successes" #1

I know I’ve been talking about this for awhile, however, I’m finally getting around to writing about MassResistance’s “successes”. It will probably take me a bit because they claim victory on so many things that it takes a long time to list all the reasons why they really weren't victorious. So here goes the first part:

Legislation: Wrote, lobbied, and got passed the Massachusetts Parental Notification Law (Ch. 71, Sec. 32A), despite a hostile legislature and governor. This has become a landmark law that forced public schools notify parents about sexuality and homosexuality being presented to their children. No other group has gotten pro-family legislation passed in Massachusetts since then. (1996)

In some respects the first part is actually true, at least it appears that Brian Camenker wrote the legislation since it really doesn't do anything and he now wants to replace it. However, read the actual law:

Chapter 71: Section 32A. Sex education; policy regarding notice to parents, exception

Section 32A. Every city, town, regional school district or vocational school district implementing or maintaining curriculum which primarily involves human sexual education or human sexuality issues shall adopt a policy ensuring parental/guardian notification. Such policy shall afford parents or guardians the flexibility to exempt their children from any portion of said curriculum through written notification to the school principal. No child so exempted shall be penalized by reason of such exemption.

Said policy shall be in writing, formally adopted by the school committee as a school district policy and distributed by September first, nineteen hundred and ninety-seven, and each year thereafter to each principal in the district. A copy of each school district’s policy must be sent to the department of education after adoption.

To the extent practicable, program instruction materials for said curricula shall be made reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators, and others for inspection and review.

The department of education shall promulgate regulations for adjudicatory proceedings to resolve any and all disputes arising under this section.

OK, could you find the "homosexuality" in the above paragraphs? Me neither, so where does Brian get off saying that he stopped homosexuality in the schools? Oh, that's right, he just likes writing the word homosexuality and the idiots who actually pay attention to MassResistance aren't really very smart so they facts don't matter to them either.

The legislation does talk about a curriculum which primary involves human sexual education or human sexuality, which mean ALL orientations. What this law DOES DO is prevent children from learning about any sex ed which leads to more teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Thanks Brian, great job!

I'm sure MassResistance/Brian Camenker will be writing a lot of bills now that the Southern Poverty Law Center has identified them as a hate group.