刚给本区州议员发了传真

http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/SanFrancisco/34125127.html

发信人: RedAnt (RedAnt), 信区: SanFrancisco
标  题: 刚给本区州议员发了传真
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Feb 26 17:21:28 2014, 美东)

虽然明知本地华人人微力薄，但是一个声音总比一片寂静有点影响吧。大家一起努力，
发出我们的声音，表达我们的意愿，要不然不是白活在这民主社会了吗？

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Dear Mr. ,

I am writing to strongly urge you to vote NO on SCA5. Simply put, this bill
is against our constitutional belief that all men are equal, as well as
against the American dream that "life should be better and richer and fuller
for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement
regardless of social class or circumstances of birth". The fundamental
flaw of SCA5 is to reward people simply because of one's skin color. If
passed, this would turn the wheels of the history backward!

As a father of two calling xxx home, I care deeply about the future of my
kids. The last thing I want is to have to tell them that something is out of
their reach just because of their skin color or ethnicity. When I explained
SCA5 to them the other day during dinner time, the immediate reaction from
my 10 years old was "That is racist!" Well, if a kid can see this, should
it be so obvious to an adult?

As a proud xxx professor, I can attest that having underprepared students on
campus would greatly dilute the quality of education. The professors would
face the difficult choice of either failing the students or lowering the
standards. This is a lose-lose scenario that no one should ever contemplate
to damage our elite UC system ― remember it costs a lot more to (re)build
one than to destroy one! Going to college is a privilege not a right. You
have to work hard to earn a spot. Having ALL students evaluated against the
same standards, regardless of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin,
is the only way that is fair, legitimate, and good to our future as a
community.

We are all against entitlements, aren't we? Should we reward hard work or
give a certain group of people special treatment? Are we really doing good
service to these members in our community by giving them special treatment?
What kind of work ethics are we trying to instill to them? Keeping the door
open only for a selected group of people denies equal opportunities to
others! All along I have been teaching my kids that with hard work they can
reach their full potentials. Please, do not shut the door and crash the
dreams of my kids!

In short, I urge you to vote NO on SCA5, because it is the right thing to do!

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