[15526] in APO-L
Re: I can't come up with a good one :)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (High Lord of Chaos)
Tue Nov 12 22:34:40 1996
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:23:01 -0800
Reply-To: High Lord of Chaos <hawkeye@ECST.CSUCHICO.EDU>
From: High Lord of Chaos <hawkeye@ECST.CSUCHICO.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
> > If there are chapters out there that can discriminate based upon
> > gender, which is something that cannot be prevented (is it's a born
> > characteristic), what is to say that along those same lines of
> > discrimination based upon a birth characteristic that any chapter who
> > decided that they want to can discriminate against people who are born
> > with a disability??
> I don't know. That's not something I worry about. We don't discriminate
> against disabled people. One of our brothers is technically disabled
> (burn victim). Instead of saying "gee, if you discriminate against one
> group, whats stopping you from discriminating against another?", why
> don't we stick to this discussion. The thing that stops us from
> discriminating against these people, by the way, is common human decency.
> Asking these "what if" questions simply cloud the facts and disrupt the
> discussion. It is a political technique designed to fool people by using
> related subjects to make one person oppose another's views. Truth be
> told, this discussion is not about handicapped, or colored, or religious
> issues, it is about the rights of chapters. Deb, this is not an insult
> as I believe that your comment was expressed out of general concern,
> but please, try to stay focused. Their are chapters LIVES at stake here,
> and any misconstrued ideas could do severe damage.
The way the by-laws are worded can potentially allow for chapters to decide
not to accept members based on any criteria that chapter chooses to use. As
long as that is a part of the by-laws, the chance exists, and I feel that
it is relevant. I also don't feel that chapters LIVES are at stake, as many
chapters have successfully made the switch to co-ed (some fairly recently)
and they have flourished with minimal difficulty.
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