Rob Heagy and I met with our California State Assemblyman on Tuesday, November 24th at 7:30 in the morning. The following are my thoughts on this meeting.
My initial sense was that the people who spoke first were much like the common folk, during the dark ages. the Lord of the Manor would hold court and allow the people to bring grievances and he would rule on them. This is not to indicate that Jerry saw himself this way, just that the first two citizens had complaints about the department of motor vehicles and asked Jerry to intercede on their behalf.
The question I posed to Jerry was: "What prompted you to vote in favor of recognizing Harvey Milk Day in public schools?" Jerry's initial response, was to advise there was no financial impact to this bill. There was no disagreement on this point. My concern was the children being exposed to the Gay/Bi-sexual/Lesbian/Trans-gender agenda before they had an opportunity to understand their own sexuality.
Jerry stated that he believed that your sexual proclivity was not a choice but determined by genetics. While this issue could be debated, it is not germain to the discussion of introducing sexual topics to children before they have reached an appropriate level of maturity. Jerry conceded that Harvey Milk's only accomplishment was that he was the first openly gay politician to win a high profile election.
Next May 22, every K through 12, public school is required to recognize Harvey Milk Day. Which can only be accomplished by recognizing his sexual persuasion and then explaining it to the children.
There was significant discussion on issues that Jerry defined as Federal laws and beyond his ability to effect changes. One of the participants brought up the subject of "Sanctuary Cities", specifically San Francisco and Redwood City. Jerry again suggested that immigration was a federal issue. Rob said that the state could choose to defund the cities which were not abiding by the law. Rob further explained that part of the San Francisco transgression was the reluctance to impound unregistered vehicles for illegal aliens. This is contrary to state law and was directly within the responsibility of the Assembly. Jerry appreciated Rob's information but had no proposed solution.
I believe Jerry is doing his best. He believes in the positions he holds. His positions are classically liberal and condescending. He wants government to take care of us. I would like to see Jerry exercise his talents in the private sector.
Leonard Stone
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