Mass. Governor Nixes Pro-Homosexual Use of Taxpayers' Money
by Jim Brown
July 6, 2005
(AgapePress) - The governor of Massachusetts is being praised by a pro-family group for vetoing a 70 percent increase in funding for homosexual programs in the state's public schools.
The Massachusetts State Legislature recently approved two budget items that would have given $425,000 to the Governor's Commission for Gay and Lesbian Youth (GCGLY), a group that works with the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). However, after being flooded with phone calls and e-mails from angry taxpayers, Governor Mitt Romney vetoed the funding increase.
Among other things, the funding would have been used in support of homosexual clubs and pro-same-sex "marriage" assemblies in schools, and "suicide" and "violence" protection programs for homosexuals in public schools.
Brian Camenker, who heads the Article 8 Alliance, says his group's three-day campaign urging Romey to use the veto was a "great success."
"This is the first time in history, that I know of -- at least in the 15 years that I've been following this stuff -- that a governor has actually stood up and vetoed money publicly for the gay activists in the schools." Camenker notes. "This is a big deal."
The governor, says Camenker, listened to the concerns of conservative parents and citizens.
"Basically, the people stood up and said, 'No. We're not going to stand for it' -- and the governor basically listened to the people and stood up to the homosexual lobby," the Alliance leader says, noting that that lobby "can be very, very fierce."
But Camenker says the fight is not over yet, noting the Legislature may still attempt to override Romney's veto.
Jim Brown, a regular contributor to AgapePress, is a reporter for American Family Radio News, which can be heard online.
