Why is the Human Rights Campaign No. 1 Priority, Nick Lampson?
One of the most interesting developments in the big Texas congressional races this year is the revelation that Nick Lampson (facing GOP’er Judge Ted Poe in Texas Congressional District 2) is the darling of the gay lobby as personified by the Human Rights Campaign. Texas Congressional District 2 is a socially conservative district with suburban white-collar workers and blue collar labor – one thing they are unified on is support for traditional marriage and against special treatment for homosexuals. Here are the details: • Nick Lampson voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, • Nick Lampson voted against the Defense of Marriage Act (Source: Congressional Record, July 2004), • Nick Lampson voted to allow homosexuals to adopt children in Washington, D.C. (Source: Congressional Record, July 1999, Bill HR 2587, Vote 1999-346), • Nick Lampson voted NO to make harming a fetus a federal crime (Source: Congressional Record, April 2001, Bill HR 1997, Vote 2004-31), • Nick Lampson voted to a
