California Governor Addresses Men's Rights! Well, Sort of...

Marc Angelucci writes "Governor Davis of California just vetoed SB 700, a California bill that would give special child visitation rights to "Any female prisoner serving a term of imprisonment subject to Section 3041 who has not had a release date" but not to males in a
similar situation. Davis vetoed the bill for reasons mostly having to do with security. He did mention that it excludes males, but then he cites the problem as one of "costly litigation" rather than civil rights. Again, men don't *really* have rights. Here is all he says on the discrimination: 'Of additional concern is that by permitting specified female prisoners, but not similarly classified males, to have family visits, could lead to costly litigation due to its gender-specific provisions.' Thanks Governor Davis. Sort of."

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