...my general post is the one after this one.  Look at what those idiots in California did.

Wow, California is taking a serious turn to the left.



'Mom' and 'Dad' banished by California
Schwarzenegger signs law banning anything perceived as negative to 'gays'

Posted: October 13, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com

"Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose.

"We are shocked and appalled that the governor has blatantly attacked traditional family values in California," said Karen England, executive director of Capitol Resource Institute.

"With this decision, Gov. 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."

"Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered young children into the hands of those who will introduce them to alternative sexual lifestyles," said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, which worked to defeat the plans. "This means children as young as five years old will be mentally molested in school classrooms.

"Shame on Schwarzenegger and the Democrat politicians for ensuring that every California school becomes a homosexual-bisexual-transsexual indoctrination center," he said.

Analysts have warned that schools across the nation will be impacted by the decision, since textbook publishers must cater to their largest purchaser, which often is California, and they will be unlikely to go to the expense of having a separate edition for other states.

The bills signed by Schwarzenegger include SB777, which bans anything in public schools that could be interpreted as negative toward homosexuality, bisexuality and other alternative lifestyle choices.

There are no similar protections for students with traditional or conservative lifestyles and beliefs, however.

"SB 777 will result in reverse discrimination against students with religious and traditional family values," said Meredith Turney, legislative liaison for Capitol Resource Institute. "These students have lost their voice as the direct result of Gov. Schwarzenegger's unbelievable decision. The terms 'mom and dad' or 'husband and wife' could promote discrimination against homosexuals if a same-sex couple is not also featured.

"Parents want the assurance that when their children go to school they will learn the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic – not social indoctrination regarding alternative sexual lifestyles. Now that SB777 is law, schools will in fact become indoctrination centers for sexual experimentation," she said.

Also signed was AB394, which targets parents and teachers for such indoctrination through "anti-harassment" training, CCF said.

Schwarzenegger had vetoed almost identical provisions a year ago, saying existing state law already provided for penalties for discrimination.

"We had hoped that the governor would once again veto this outrageous legislation but he obviously decided to side with the out-of-touch extremists that control the legislature. This law does not reflect the true values of the average Californian," said England. "True leadership means standing up for what is true and right."

Thomasson said SB777 prohibits any "instruction" or school-sponsored "activity" that "promotes a discriminatory bias" against "gender" – the bill's definition includes cross-dressing and sex changes – as well as "sexual orientation."

"Because no textbook or instruction in California public schools currently disparages transsexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality, the practical effect of SB777 will be to require positive portrayals of these sexual lifestyles at every government-operated school," CCF noted.

Offenders will face the wrath of the state Department of Education, up to and including lawsuits.


Karen England, chief of CRI, told WND that the law is not a list of banned words, including "mom" and "dad." But she said the requirement is that the law bans discriminatory bias and the effect will be to ban such terminology.

"Having 'mom' and 'dad' promotes a discriminatory bias. You have to either get rid of 'mom' and 'dad' or include everything when talking about [parental issues] ," she said. "They [promoters of sexual alternative lifestyles] do consider that discriminatory."

"There will be no exemptions to this indoctrination," Thomasson told WND. "Private schools and homeschool will be the only sanctuary left for parents in California who love their children and want to protect their sexual innocence."

He posted on his website examples of situations he expects to see developing in California schools, under the new requirements:


"Please turn to Chapter 10, entitled Famous Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. History tells us that great Americans such as Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln were gay and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was lesbian. It's likely that even prominent biblical personas were gay, such as King David of Israel and the Apostle Paul. Until this year, the sexual identities of these and other historical figures have been denied by discriminatory textbooks that reflected adversely on LGBT people by ignoring their existence."

"Children, our new picture book has arrived. This is a fantastic story called Daddy's Wedding. It teaches us that no relationship is bad. See the two men dressed in tuxedos, like they're at a wedding? Daddy's Wedding tells us that two men can love each other and even get married…"

"Class, for our contemporary social studies' new No-Discriminatory-Bias component, we have a special speaker this afternoon. He will share his amazing story of growing up as a male trapped in a female's body."

"Here in our boys' sex education assembly, you need to know that puberty means growing facial hair, a deeper voice and a growth spurt when you're in junior high. If you're comfortable with those changes, great. But we're required by law to tell you some of you may have a different future. Some of you may feel more comfortable with girls and feel like a girl inside…"

Ray Moore, a spokesman for Exodus Mandate, which advocates Christians give up on public schools and either school their children at home or send them to Christian schools, agreed with Thomasson, and went further.

"This really is a call to conservative and Christian pro-family groups to give up this absurd idea of public school reform," he told WND. "It can't be done. The longer they talk about saving public schools, the longer they prolong this agony, when they could be setting up new schools."


This really is a sad day in history.

So I went to go dump my trash yesterday....that's really where it all starts.  The trash company won't come all the way out to my house, so I take the trash to public dumpsters 10-15 miles away from the house.  I took a couple bags yesterday and found that some complete JERK, for lack of a better word, dumped off a box full of 5 puppies.  Just dumped them, like they weren't living creatures, like they were garbage!!  Oooh, I'm so mad.

So anyway, there was this other lady there and we were trying to decide what to do with the puppies.  She had to go pick up her kids from school and asked if I would stay with them until she got back, then we could decide what to do.  The county sheriff's office told us to call the city police in the town next door.  The humane society in our town is pretty much animal control.  If you hit an animal, they come kill it for you.  RRGGG.  So, I brought them all home with me.  TEMPORARILY!!!  I need 5 dogs like I need 5 more boys in this house.  I made them a cage, which they destroyed, so I had to rebuild.  I have to go to Wally World at some point and buy more zip ties.  Danielle is an angel and let me use these metal things to make them a cage.

So I got them settled down and this one has a serious whining problem.  Took me an hour to get to sleep last night because I was constantly getting up to go raise Cain with the puppy.  Woke with a start at 6 am with Mason having a fit.  Puppies broke out of cage (again), got in the trash, and one had the entertainment center fall on it as he was moving around underneath it.  Dumb dog.  At least it wasn't the tv because it's a 32 incher and it would have squished him like a bug.  It seems like the only people allowed to nap in this house are the puppies and Mason.  Every time I drift off, I get to wake up to a badly pitched symphony in puppy minor.

I hate people that just dump off animals.  Why have them in the first place if you can't take the responsibility.  Cats can pretty much fend for themselves, but these are helpless puppies for crying out loud!!

So that's what I'm up to today.  Puppy sitting.  Have a med check on Wednesday with bloodwork.  I pray that I put on more weight.  I really need to put it on.  Also, Rueben has yet ANOTHER doc's appointment on Wednesday to change the meds.  This is the 3rd appointment just to get the same meds changed each time.  Let's hope he actually does it this time!!