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PaloAltoCougar · 09-22-2008, 02:35 AM

The father of a teammate of my son knows we're LDS. At a game yesterday, he was talking to my wife and, inaccurately presuming we're big Prop 8 supporters, told her about a letter he had received at the office (he owns a company in Silicon Valley) during the week. Apparently an LDS employee of his had made a donation to Prop 8. Donors are apparently required to identify their employers, perhaps to guard against employers coercing employees to donate on behalf of a cause. The letter said the following:

I am appalled that a representative of your company (ref below) has
donated a large sum of money to the hateful, discriminatory, marriage
denigrating Yes on Proposition 8 campaign in California. Unless your
company issues a public statement of disassociation with the views of this
individual and speaks out against the passage of Proposition 8, I will not
consider your company for future needs and will recommend to my friends,
family, and associates that they do not do business with your company.

Our friend said he told the employee not to sweat it, that his employees could donate to whatever they wanted, but he was still a bit bugged by the letter. Apparently these are being sent to a lot of employers.

SteelBlue · 09-22-2008, 03:45 AM

I wondered what the consequence might be for not including the name of your employer on the donation form. The form states this is a requirement, would the donation be returned?

SeattleUte · 09-22-2008, 04:41 AM

Pac, Is it okay with your friend for employees to donate to the Klan, the American Nazi Party?

YOhio · 09-22-2008, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Pac, Is it okay with your friend for employees to donate to the Klan, the American Nazi Party?

There is no way PAC can argue this. No way. You got him nailed to the wall SU! Great post!

8ballrollin · 09-22-2008, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Pac, Is it okay with your friend for employees to donate to the Klan, the American Nazi Party?

Could they stop you? If I worked for whaling company and donated to Greenpeace what can they do about it? I think this would be outside of an 'at will' release condition and could be covered under the '64 CRA, correct?

8ballrollin · 09-22-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

There is no way PAC can argue this. No way. You got him nailed to the wall SU! Great post!

This makes me feel dumb for posting my query.

il Padrino Ute · 09-22-2008, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Pac, Is it okay with your friend for employees to donate to the Klan, the American Nazi Party?

You are nothing more than a bigot, SU. Yes, a bigot. You.

Get over it.

YOhio · 09-22-2008, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

This makes me feel dumb for posting my query.

Don't fret it. Most of us feel that way after responding to an SU post. Such is his brilliance. He didn't say, "Is it legal..." He said, "Is it okay..." Big difference. You see, he was setting PAC up big time and PAC is dead in the water. Notice PAC hasn't even responded yet, if he ever will because he can't.

SeattleUte · 09-22-2008, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

There is no way PAC can argue this. No way. You got him nailed to the wall SU! Great post!

I love it when I cause you to lose your cool. Who else has ever done that?

YOhio · 09-22-2008, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I love it when I cause you to lose your cool. Who else has ever done that?

Ouch. And to think that I was on your side. If we were in a foxhole I'd be cheering for you to shoot the bad guys like PAC and then you'd turn the gun on me.

09-22-2008, 02:35 AM	#1
PaloAltoCougar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 580	Anti-Prop 8 Tactics Now Appearing The father of a teammate of my son knows we're LDS. At a game yesterday, he was talking to my wife and, inaccurately presuming we're big Prop 8 supporters, told her about a letter he had received at the office (he owns a company in Silicon Valley) during the week. Apparently an LDS employee of his had made a donation to Prop 8. Donors are apparently required to identify their employers, perhaps to guard against employers coercing employees to donate on behalf of a cause. The letter said the following: I am appalled that a representative of your company (ref below) has donated a large sum of money to the hateful, discriminatory, marriage denigrating Yes on Proposition 8 campaign in California. Unless your company issues a public statement of disassociation with the views of this individual and speaks out against the passage of Proposition 8, I will not consider your company for future needs and will recommend to my friends, family, and associates that they do not do business with your company. Our friend said he told the employee not to sweat it, that his employees could donate to whatever they wanted, but he was still a bit bugged by the letter. Apparently these are being sent to a lot of employers.

09-22-2008, 04:41 AM	#3
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Pac, Is it okay with your friend for employees to donate to the Klan, the American Nazi Party? __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

09-22-2008, 03:45 AM	#2
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I wondered what the consequence might be for not including the name of your employer on the donation form. The form states this is a requirement, would the donation be returned?