Monday, November 17, 2008

An Open Letter to the Log Cabin Republicans - DC Chapter

I wrote the following email to my chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans of which I am a member. The email responded to a request to protest California's Proposition 8 near the reflecting pool in the on the Capitol Mall.

I have not received a response [UPDATE!!! RESPONSE RECEIVED - SEE BELOW]:

--- On Fri, 11/14/08, Aaron Matthew Arnwine wrote:
From: Aaron Matthew Arnwine
Subject: LCR/DC - Prop 8 Protest Tomorrow
To:
Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 6:23 PM

As a dues paying member, I fail to see why we are protesting against the will of the people of California as the DC chapter of the LCR; it smacks of a spectacle and since Prop 8 passed protesting cannot reverse it. You cannot challenge the constitutionality of a part of the constitution - it would be like the Supreme Court overturning parts of the US Constitution. It cannot happen.

And with the vulgarity and desecration of churches going on out west by "BASH BACK" and other vigilante "Lavender Mobs" in CA and MI, do we want the organization associated in the minds of the public with the current demonstrations?

And is there room in the organization for people who believe that marriage must be won legislatively and not through rogue judges? Did I sign up with the Log Cabin Republicans or the HRC? We do things differently: constitutionally and affirmatively as Republicans; irrational vituperation and emotional eruptions are the realm of the Left.

The undemocratic usurpation of the judicial system by the left is one of the biggest reasons we are LOSING all strides we've made in mainstreaming ourselves. Why was there a Proposition 8? Answer that question and you will see why this is counter productive.

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AMA

Aaron Matthew Arnwine

I believe I got a gracious and diplomatic response and I guess I am gonna have to crash the next meeting with my H8.

Aaron,

Thanks for your response to our email blast. We provided information about the march as a courtesy to our members. With hundreds of people connected to our chapter, we have members with a variety of interests and viewpoints, so we try to take that into consideration when planning our events and letting members know about other events that are not Log Cabin-specific but may be of interest. As you may know Log Cabin Republicans took a lead role in opposing Propostion 8, and several DC Log Cabin Republicans were very involved in the effort as well.

We always welcome your suggestions for the organization and look forward to seeing you soon.

Please let me know if you have any other questions - hope to see you at the next chapter meeting.

Sincerely, Matt Cook, Board Member, DC Chapter

The text of the invitation:

Dear Aaron Matthew,
The passage of Prop 8 was among the more lamentable results of the
election last week. In order to keep this issue before the public
and ensure continued support for efforts to repeal this proposition
in two years, Equality California is asking for our help in support
of our California compatriots.
For your immediate consideration, there are two steps you can take.
FIRST, join the DC Protest Against CA Proposition 8.
Date: TOMORROW, November 15, 2008
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Gather at the CAPITOL REFLECTING POOL on the eastern edge
of the Mall (3rd St)
SECOND, sign a PETITION DEMANDING THAT WE BE GIVEN OUR EQUALITY BACK!
This Petition can be found at http://www.eqca.org . Scroll down to Take Action
and click on Sign the Petition.
This issue is far from over, and we must show DC and California that we
are united in what we will be a long, hard but ultimately successful
effort to overturn Prop 8 -- if we can keep up the pressure and support.

I did not receive a message from LCR/DC lamenting the election of Barack Obama as president.