26 January 2013

Brighton, Brighton and Hove,England, UK

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Hello!

I know it's too good to be true... but, brr!!  Here's what's happening... Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK... Clifton, New Jersey...  Galesburg, Illinois...  East Chicago, Indiana... Wesley Chapel, Florida...  Powell, Ohio... Trenton, New Jersey... Kiev, Kyyiv, Ukraine... Dayton, Ohio... Portland, Oregon... Sunnyvale, California... Albuquerque, New Mexico... North Hollywood, California... Torrance, California... Delano, Minnesota... Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India...Harbor City, California....Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania... Burlington, Ontario, Canada... São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil... Oslo, Norway... Fairfield, Connecticut...  Centereach, New York... Providence, Utah...   Dumas, Texas... Russian Federation, Russia... Los Angeles, California... Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...Vancouver, British Columbia...   Norwalk, Connecticut...Padsdow, New South Wales  Australia... York, England, Uk... Stockport, England, UK... Tonnerre, Bourgogne, France... Milton, Florida... Humble, Texas... 

Shout it out!

President Obama's speech was indeed inspiring.  For the first time ever, gays and lesbians were defended explicitly, not once but twice. (Though it must be stated that he remained silent on transgenders - thank you, Sadie!)

On a larger theme, Obama's spoke to a larger voice, that of "my fellow Americans".  We must always remember that this voice does not belong to 435 Representatives.  They only represent the larger voice, that of 315,214,000 people.  And that your voice is only heard when you e-mail, snailmail, telephone or in person.

I know that I defend the rights of all people to marry, to be taxed at an equal amount (heterosexual vs. homosexual), to visit at a hospital nursing home, and to say goodbye at a funeral home and a cemetery.

How about you?

Sunnyvale, California - Mike Honda (D) - CA17
Albuquerque, New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham(R) - NM1
North Hollywood, California - Brad Sherman(D) - CA30
Torrance, California - Maxine Waters (D) - CA43
Delano, Minnesota - Michele Bachmann(R) - MN6
Portland, Oregon - Earl Blumenauer(D) - OR3
Harbor City, California - Henry Waxman (D) - CA33
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania - Patrick Meehan(R) - PA7
Burlington, Ontario(CAN) - Mike Wallace (Cons) - Burlington
Milton, Florida - Jeff Miller (R) - FL1