Reminder: Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment to be Voted on the week of June 5, 2006
Just got a weekly e-mail from Joe Salmonese, president of The Human Rights Campaign.
Here's a reminder of the bad info: "Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has promised a vote that week [the week of June 5] on a discriminatory amendment to our Constitution denying marriage, and seriously threatening civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex couples."
I also just received an e-mail from Patty Murray, the nice US Senator from Washington State. She is against the mean spirited amendment:
"Thank you for contacting me regarding S.J. Res. 1, the Marriage Protection Amendment. I am glad to know your views on this matter. The Marriage Protection Act would amend the Constitution to recognize marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In addition, it would prohibit the Constitution or any State constitution from granting marital status or its legal benefits to unions not composed of one man and one woman. Currently, the S.J.Res. 1, Marriage Protection Amendment, is pending in the Senate Judiciary committee. I am opposed to this constitutional amendment that would deny same-sex couples the rights and protections that other Americans enjoy, and I am deeply concerned by efforts to use the Constitution to take away the rights of individuals. Amending the Constitution is a serious step--one we have taken just 27 times in the 215 years since the Constitution was ratified and 17 times since the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791. With the exception of prohibition, which was repealed 14 years later, the Bill of Rights has never been amended to restrict our rights. America is a strong nation, and our diversity only makes us stronger. But if we are to remain so, we cannot afford to waste time or energy dividing and conquering each other. Our nation will be best off when we appreciate each other's differences and treat all Americans with respect and dignity."
Go Patty Murray! We need to take action! Contact Bill Frist right HERE.
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