Dear Editor,

One of your columnists, a proponent of homosexual "marriage," compares a former ban on interracial marriage to Proposition 8.

There is no comparison (homosexuality is not a race), but leave it to the extreme left to play the race card. I'm surprised Hitler wasn't mentioned. Marriage is not a right, it is a privilege. You have to get a license (the government's permission) to marry.

Much like the abortion issue, this is a temporary court decree. Civil (as opposed to religious) marriage is what the people recognize. The people clearly voted against it (Proposition 22). Much like the lie known as "separation of church and state," there is nothing in the Constitution about it; it was read into the Constitution by an activist court.

Had the homosexual movement been more respectful of private entities, adopting a more Libertarian and less socialist stance, people may not be so supportive of Prop. 8, or at least not so vocally. But for their lack of respect for private organizations, the gay agenda deserves every setback it gets.

It's one thing to live and let live; it's quite another to force such a "lifestyle" on society. They're even trying to force it into the curriculum of public school textbooks! Vote YES on 8. Keep marriage as it should be, and thumb your nose at the activist court.

Alan Viarengo, Gilroy

Bringing beautiful music to Gilroy and you can be a part of it

Dear Editor,

I just watched a public television special about the controversial folk singer, Pete Seeger, who brought music to the people and it occurred to me that we have here in Gilroy, one who brings beautiful music via his Gavilan Chorus.

Phil Robb has the talent to convince his volunteer group that they can be great. Practices are every Tuesday at the Gilroy High School music room, at 7:30 p.m. All singers are welcome, especially men who are tenors. So, if you know someone who likes to sing, tell the, bring them and you will have more fun than you thought possible.

R.McCarty, Gilroy

While 'regular Joes' sweat over economy, power brokers bicker

Dear Editor,

While the rest of us are facing $4 per gallon gas prices. Queen Nancy Pelosi and King Harry Reid go on summer vacation. Does "let them eat cake" come to mind? Those of us who are not multimillionaires are trying to get to work and pay our bills.We don't have private jets currying us around at taxpayers' expense. The message is quite clear - we are not smart enough to decide if offshore drilling is required. Isn't democracy about letting the people decide?

Keith C. De Filippis, San Jose