THE BETRAYAL OF THEIL

Peter Theil* was an early supporter of Trump, donating a million dollars to his campaign.

In response, Trump made numerous comments that he supported gay rights and that gay marriage was settled law. Then Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court.

Gorsuch is an originalist, which is the belief that he should make legal decisions as if he was one of the people who wrote the constitution.

I greatly admire the people who wrote the constitution. They wrote a document that is still a vibrant outline of how our government should be run.

At the time of the US revolution, women were chattels, with about the same legal status as a cow. Practicing gay sex was considered to be immoral, illegal, and beyond reprehensible. Child labor was common.

As a Judge, Gorsuch was able to reach the conclusion that a person could use religious belief as a legally acceptable reason to deny rights to another person. I believe our founders would have been appalled at such a ruling.

If you are gay and/or a woman, you should do everything you can to oppose the confirmation of Gorsuch.

If you believe that my analysis of Gorsuch is incorrect, please talk to a gay rights attorney, to a labor lawyer, or a women's rights advocate.

The cleanest way to stop this appointment is to pressure Republican Senators to vote against the confirmation of Gorsuch. I think snail mail is an excellent way to get the attention of YOUR Senator. Please write "Re: Gorsuch" in the lower left of the envelope to make mail sorting easier.

Every person who lives in a state with a Republican Senator should write a snail mail letter to each Senator, send an email copy, and make a phone call to the Senator. WE DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. WE OPPOSE THE CONFIRMATION OF GORSUCH.

* Peter Theil is a Silicon Valley billionaire who said, "I am proud to be gay," when he spoke just before Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016.