Stop the Fedral Marriage Amendment! Contact Your Senators!

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Thank you so much for allowing the Human Rights Campaign to communicate
with
you
frequently during this unprecedented fight to stop the Federal Marriage
Amendment.
SENATE VOTES NEXT WEEK -- CALL YOUR SENATORS: 1-877-762-8762
Click here: http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/ct/ppa2sB91UBYb/








CALL YOUR SENATORS!
1-877-762-8762


Turn up the heat on your Senators NOW. We must get 250,000 people to
speak
out against the Federal Marriage Amendment before the vote next week.
Let us
know you called:
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/ct/ppa2sB91UBYb/

If the switchboard is busy, please keep trying OR click here to look up
your
Senator's direct line.

Dear

The Senate votes on the discriminatory Federal Marriage Amendment next
week.
And until then, I must ask you to do everything you can to make sure
your
Senators vote against it. This is the most important vote we have faced
in decades
-- we must win. And we CAN win, if every fair-minded American commits
to speak
ing up this week like never before.

Step one:

Call BOTH your Senators, right now, and every day this week. Senators
Sarbanes and Mikulski are hearing from the opposition in droves. Drown
them out. Here
is the number:

1-877-762-8762


When you call, ask for one of your Senators by name. When their office
answers, state your name and address and urge them to oppose the
Federal Marriage
Amendment. Then call your other Senator immediately and do the same.
Not sure
what to say? Click here:

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/ct/ppa2sB91UBYb/

If the switchboard is busy, please keep trying or click here to look up
your
Senator's direct line:
http://tinyurl.com/3dk8j


Step two:

Let us know you called. It is critical that we keep track of our
numbers and
reinforce them to Senators with our education and lobbying. Click here:

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/ct/ppa2sB91UBYb/


Step three:

Tell your friends. Tell your family. Tell your neighbors, co-workers,
dog-walker, anyone with whom you have regular contact ... This is it.
This is the
moment that you can't hold back. Just forward this message or click
here:

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/ct/Epa2sB91UaG9/


Thank you - again - for all you are doing to stop the Federal Marriage
Amendment. I don't think I need to remind you about who and what we're
up against.
The ultra-conservatives behind the Federal Marriage Amendment are
better-funded, extremely well-organized, and deeply determined to make
their shameful,
discriminatory agenda law. They will stop at nothing. That's why our
combined
efforts this week must be stronger than ever before.

We're glad you're with us.

Cheryl A. Jacques
Human Rights Campaign President

P.S. We know that the ultra-conservatives are targeting people in
certain
states: Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Alaska, Nebraska, Arkansas, North
Dakota, and
South Dakota. Do you know anyone in any of those states? Please, urge
them to
contact their Senators today. Click here:
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/ct/Epa2sB91UaG9/
 
Umm... I'm lost. What is this supposed to be about?
 
VamPyroX said:
Umm... I'm lost. What is this supposed to be about?
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That is the amendment that would prompt the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman, I believe..

Correct me if I am wrong though.
 
Magatsu said:
That is the amendment that would prompt the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman, I believe..

Correct me if I am wrong though.
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u are correct! *sticks a golden star upon ur forehead!*

im definately AGAINST this constitutional amendment
 
Deffo against this.

Utah is also putting same-sex union question on the ballot for the elections this year, whether if the State Legislature is to ban them or not.

An organisation in Utah is trying to influence people into voting NO to the amendment, however, with Utah being a diehard conservative state, I doubt that we would see Utah voting NO in majority against the ban on same-sex marriages.

http://www.dontamendalliance.com/
 
*BUMP* i recieved this in email and wanted to post this as well -- PLEASE sign the petition!

Please sign on to our emergency petition to Congress to stop this divisive amendment at:

http://www.moveon.org/unitednotdivided/?id=3077-3515074-UlkkC_8q5xFDPYFGEeTxIw

Then please ask your friends and family to sign, by forwarding them this email. We'll deliver our comments tomorrow, before the vote, so we need as many people as possible to sign on today.

President Bush campaigned on a promise to unite us, not divide us. Yet today, as people are questioning Bush's handling of everything from the war in Iraq to the economy, Bush and his friends are trying to distract voters from the real issues by turning to the politics of division and hate.

If America stands for anything, it stands for equal rights and opportunities for everyone. Throughout our history, we've struggled to guarantee that equality: ending slavery; securing voting rights for women; and passing the Civil Rights Act just 40 years ago.

Equality in marriage is the civil rights issue of our generation. We can't let anyone, or any group, be singled out for discrimination based on who they are or who they love.

When two people make a deep personal commitment, taking responsibility for each other and doing all the work of marriage, they should be able to share in the legal benefits of marriage as well. These benefits include access to health care and medical decision-making for one's partner and children, parenting and immigration rights, inheritance, taxation, and Social Security benefits.

This isn't a partisan issue, notwithstanding Bush's pandering to his right-wing base. Former President Gerald Ford, a Republican, said this about same-sex couples and marriage: "I think they ought to be treated equally. Period."1 Also, many major corporations, including Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Disney, Coors, and IBM, offer health insurance and other benefits to their employees' same-sex partners. Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) says the amendment is "Nuts... To be seen as the party that's coming between two people that love each other doing what they want to do... to me that's going to be seen as a liability, politically."2

Yet President Bush is bent on moving America backward, by enshrining discrimination in the United States Constitution.

Don't let him divide us like this. Go to:

http://www.moveon.org/unitednotdivided/?id=3077-3515074-UlkkC_8q5xFDPYFGEeTxIw

Please help make sure your friends have signed on too, before we deliver this petition tomorrow.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
--Carrie, Joan, Lee, Marika, Noah, Peter, and Wes
The MoveOn.org Team
Monday, July 12th, 2004

P.S.: See our website for more information.

Footnotes:

1. Detroit News: "Gerald Ford: Treat Gay Couples Equally", by Deb Price, 10/29/01.

2. AP: "Senate to Debate Marriage Amendment"
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Well I thought that the petition rated it's own thread, since it's something that people can act on. If it was part of this thread some people might miss it.
 
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