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Victory for California Families

September 29, 2006

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills—AB 606 and AB 1056—that would have required the State Board of Education to implement “tolerance training for students.” In early September, the governor vetoed SB 1437, which sought to require all textbooks used in California’s public schools to extol the “contributions of gay, lesbian and trans-gendered people, with particular emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary society.” 
     The Capitol Research Institute (CRI) is calling the vetoes “a victory for California families.” Karen England, head of CRI, said, “This proves that when citizens who care about protecting their religious and moral beliefs speak out, we can make a huge difference.” According to World Net Daily, AB 1056 would have forced students in public schools not only to tolerate homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism but to endorse them.  
 
Source: A. Urti, www.reclaimamerica.org