He advocated for and signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which made it a federal crime to assault anyone based on his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. http://bit.ly/gsMSJ7 He pushed through, signed and demanded the Pentagon enact a repeal of the discriminatory âDonât Ask Donât Tellâ policy that forced soldiers to lie to fight for their country, and put our troops at risk by disqualifying many qualified soldiers from helping. http://bit.ly/fdahuH http://bit.ly/mZV4Pz He appointed Kareem Dale as the first ever Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy. http://1.usa.gov/fi5IY0 Helped Congress pass and signed the Civil Rights History Act. http://bit.ly/th0JC8 He extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. http://1.usa.gov/g2RLCj He's appointed more openly gay officials than anyone in history. http://bit.ly/g1lA7D He issued a Presidential Memorandum reaffirming the rights of gay couples to make medical decisions for each other. http://1.usa.gov/aUueGT He established a White House Council on Women and Girls http://1.usa.gov/rFfqMM He signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers. This was after the GOP blocked the bill in 2007. Only 5 Republican Senators voted for the bill. http://bit.ly/fT3Cxg Wrote and signed an Executive Order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies evaluate the effect of their policies and programs on women and families. http://bit.ly/e1puTk He expanded funding for the Violence Against Women Act. http://1.usa.gov/dSbI0x Under his watch, National Labor Relations Board has issued final rules that require all employers to prominently post employees' rights where all employees or prospective employees can see it, including websites and intranets, beginning November 2011. http://1.usa.gov/qu2EhQ
A wise man changes his mind...a fool, never. Not that I would want to enrage you by suggesting you are a fool, but it is something to think about.
just what we need, more entitlements. All symbolism and handouts, while Rome burns, you MOFOs are ruining this place
what a bunch of BS. It's already against the law to murder people. Unless of course you are willing to prosecute black on black crime as a hate crime too. btw : Our walls are already full of the crap Big brother says we must prominently display.
You're a proven documented indisputable pathological liar. You can say anything you want. I'm not going to believe it anyway.
Surely you didn't think I was trying to convince you of anything, I know better than that It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument--William G. McAdoo.
No he's not. You on the other hand are documented to be unable to comprehend what someone is saying, jumping to conclusions, ignoring clarifications and generally being stupid. So I call BS on your liar charge.