Western politicians endorse,
denounce OCA’s Measure 9
PORTLAND (AP)
— A contiorvulivc
congrussmun from
Californio cnmu to
Oregon Salunlny to
lobby for the? nnli
gay rights initiative. uuitoi Measure
while Washington state politicians weru
hero to oppose the controversial propos
al
Kep William L Uannomaynr. I<-<l.iiiI ,
appeared in Medford. Luge no and Part
land, saying the nation was watching to
see how Oregonians vote on the measure
on Nov. 3
"How wu define the family unit is an
important battleground in tins cultural
war.” he said at an afternoon news con
ference in Portland "That's the essence
of the fight over Measure 0 "
Washington Gov booth Gardner and
most of the Seattle City Council con
deemed the measure in their own Port
land news conference
The Oregon Glli/.ens Alliance, which
invited U.inncmcycr to Oregon, is spoil
soring the initiative, which would re
quire government agencies and .school
districts to discourage homosexuality
It would amend the slate Constitution
to define homosexuality as abnormal and
perverse
Dannemeyer disputed gay rights advo
cates' claims that they seek only protet
lion from disi riminalion
"They want to solicit people to their
lifestyle,'' fie said 'That’s their game
plan "
Dannemeyer ai < used Iris, opponents of
"family bashing" and said the battle en
compassed aUirtion rights, si hoot prayer
iind secular humanism
niiMimutiic of Mc;ikiin> ‘1 from VV.ish
YHomosexualsJ want to
solicit people to their
lifestyle. That's their
game plan.’
Rep William E Dannemeyer,
R Calif
inglon gathered Saturday to denounce
the initiative Gardner joined right of the
nino tncrnficn# <>l the Seattle Gily Council
ill the news conference in I’orllund
Gardner, a Democrat. predicted that
Oregon would lose substantial miff mi -
tlonul trudu if the measure passes
"Thorn are serious economic conse
quences to this passing." Gardner said
"I think it would have a very negative el
foci. Tho people with whom wo tradu am
very sensitive to discrimination
Cardnor said overseas trade purtnors
would watch carefully for the social and
legal instability that opponents predict
the measure would bring
Seattle City Attorney Mark Sidran. a
prosecutor for IS years, said he sis-s the
measure as a law and order issue that
could spawn more hole crimes
The wording, ho said, does not make
homosexuality illegal but gives it the ap
pearance of a crime because it's placed
alongside pedophilia, which is illegal
l*la< Ins homosexuality in this gray anta.
he said, could encourage hate crimes
"Make no mistake," he said "If this
passes, a message of hate will unleash
physical violence against gays and lesbi
ans solely because of lli.it status ll will
lie terrible "
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