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    Promise to veto anti-LGBT legislation passed by the Texas A&M student body on April 3.

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    AN
 OPEN
 LETTER
 FROM
 TEXAS 
A&M
 STUDENT 
BODY 
PRESIDENT, 
JOHN 
L. 
CLAYBROOK

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    Promise to veto anti-LGBT legislation passed by the Texas A&M student body on April 3.

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    An Open Letter From Texas A&m Student Body President, John L. Claybrook

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    Promise to veto anti-LGBT legislation passed by the Texas A&M student body on April 3.

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    ANOPENLETTERFROMTEXASA&MSTUDENTBODYPRESIDENT,JOHNL.CLAYBROOK Howdy, Aftermuchresearchanddeliberation,IhaveconfidentlydecidedtovetoS.B.6570,TheReligious FundingExemptionbill.Evenwithoutthewordingthatspecifiedparticulargroupsthatwouldbe affectedinthefinalversionofthisbill,thesentimenttowardsthebillhasnotchangedandhascaused greatharmtoourreputationasastudentbodyandtothestudentsfeelingdisenfranchisedbythisbill. Oneofthemajorargumentsusedinthepassageofthisbillhasbeenbroughtintoquestion.Tomake mattersclear,thereiscurrentlynooptionforstudentstooptoutofpayingfees.Rather,inactuality, thereisaStudentFiscalAppealProcess,whichwillconsiderappealsinvolvingissuesrelatedtothe applicationofUniversityStudentFiscalPolicy. ThemainpremiseofS.B.6570istosupportthecurrentstandingprocessofallowingstudentswho object,forreligiousandmoralpurposes,totheuseoftheirstudentfeesandtuition(and)tooptoutof payinganamountequaltotheirshareoftheservicefundingfromtheirfeeandtuitionmoney.Sinceno suchcurrentstandingprocessexistsasisdescribedinthebill,S.B.6570servesnopurpose.However, whatthisbillrepresentsstillremainsandmustbedoneawaywith.

    h. Althoughmuchadjustedinitsfinalform,thegoodaccomplishedthroughthisbillpalesincomparisonto thedamagedone.Thedamagemuststoptoday.TexasA&Mstudentsrepresentourcorevalueof respectexceptionallyandImveryproudofthefamilyatthisuniversity.Now,morethanever,isthe timetoshowgreatresolveandcometogether,treatingeachotherlikethefamilythatweare. GodBlessandGigEm, JohnClaybrook13 StudentBodyPresident TexasA&MUniversity E:sbp@tamu.edu|T:@tamu_sbp

    TAMUStudentGovernmentAssociation|126KoldusStudentServicesBuilding|1236TAMU|CollegeStation,TX 778431236|Tel.979.845.3051

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