Mess with your fundie-hugging legislator this holiday season

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Last Wednesday, 13 state senators and 33 assemblypersons showed their utter lack of comprehension of our constitution and separation of church and state when they signed a letter to Governor Doyle asking that he restore the name of the tree in the capitol rotunda to "Christmas Tree" rather than "Holiday Tree" as it is currently called. Not only is this a waste of our legislator's time but also would bring down upon the state an expensive lawsuit that it would not win and in fact was the reason the name was changed in the first place during the Thompson administration. Of course we all recognize that the true effort behind this letter is to tarnish Governor Doyle on the eve of an election year with something over which he has had no role in.

You can view the PDF press release here: http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases/Dec05/Dec8/1208moultonxmastree.pdf

Now apparently if they don't get separation church and state by now, they never will so you might want to consider playing the game their way and messing with their little closed-minded, hatefilled heads. It is a fact that God dislikes christmas trees as the product of heathens, according to Jeremiah.

"Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. . . . They are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities." (Jeremiah 10:2-8)

So rather than sending the following clueless officials, including a Dem or two, another erudite reminder of separation of church and state, consider sending them the quote from Jeremiah and asking them to keep their hands off our Christmas. For added effect, I may personally add that if they want to do something productive, see what they can do to get rid of that heathen holiday, Halloween.

Rep. Al Ott 3rd
Rep. Leah Vukmir 14th
Rep. Mark Honadel 21st
Rep. Curt Gielow 23rd
Rep. Suzanne Jeskewitz 24th
Rep. Mark Pettis 28th
Rep. Tom Lothian 32nd
Rep. Don Friske 35th
Rep. Joel Kleefisch 38th
Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald 39th
Rep. Jean Hundertmark 40th
Rep. J. A. Hines 42nd
Rep. Eugene Hahn 47th
Rep. Gabe Loeffelholz 49th
Rep. Carol Owens 53rd
Rep. Terri McCormick 56th
Rep. Steve Wieckert 57th
Rep. Pat Strachota 58th
Rep. Dan LeMahieu 59th
Rep. Robin Vos 63rd
Rep. Samantha Kerkman 66th
Rep. Terry Moulton 68th
Rep. Scott Suder 69th
Rep. Scott Gunderson 83rd
Rep. Mark Gundrum 84th
Rep. Judy Crawczyk 88th
Rep. Karl Van Roy 90th
Rep. Barbara Gronemous 91st
Rep. Terry Musser 92nd
Rep. Rob Kreibich 93rd
Rep. Ann Nischke 97th
Rep. Scott Jensen 98th
Rep. Don Pridemore 99th
get their e-mail addresses here http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/assembly.html


Sen. Tom Reynolds 5th
Sen. Joe Liebham 9th
Sen. Sheila Harsdorf 10th
Sen. Neal Kedzie 11th
Sen. Dale Schultz 17th
Sen. Carol Roessler 18th
Sen. Glenn Grothman 20th
Sen. Cathy Stepp 21st
Sen. Dave Zien 23rd
Sen. Mary Lazich 28th
Sen. Ron Brown 31st
Sen. Dan Kapanke 32nd
Sen. Ted Kanavas 33rd
get their e-mail addresses here http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/senate.html


I think this could even make a fine letter to the editor in response to the fundies whining about how the holidays aren't religious enough. Time for a dose of their own medicine.

Oh, and if your legislators dare to tell you how to be a Christian, be sure to share that with the DPW and your local newspaper. Whether or not your rep is a Dem, I'm sure the DPW will share this with the Dem candidate in the district.

on edit: typo