[Active-l] (ACTION ITEM) Contact Congress to oppose Federal Marriage Amendment/Marriage Protection Amendment

[Dara (R'ykandar Korra'ti)]

	As you've probably noticed, there have been a large series of action 
items on the fundamentalist side to support the anti-gay "Marriage 
Protection Amendment" coming up for a vote this May and/or June. It 
almost certainly will not pass. THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD NOT 
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY. They're 
expecting to get more votes this time than last. If you live in a state 
where there is any possibility whatsoever of a "yes" vote that can be 
swayed, _please_ contact your Senators and Representatives to express 
your opposition. It _really does matter_. If you live in a state with a 
"no" vote, please contact your people and support that position, and 
remind them to vote "no."
	Thanks.
					- Dara

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Ask Congress to Put Children First
Ask Congress to Put Children First - Sign our Marriage Petition
Family Research Council
April 27, 2006 - Thursday
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http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=AL06D17

By now you've already received two messages from me requesting your 
support of Family Research Council's marriage amendment petition. My 
sincere appreciation goes to the more than 28,000 men and women who 
have responded. However, having reached only half of our stated goal, 
much work remains to be done. If you haven't already done so, I hope 
you'll join in our historic effort.

Attempts by those seeking to redefine the institution of marriage are 
well underway across the country. Today, 10 states face legal 
challenges to their state policy defining marriage as the union between 
one man and one woman. In four of these states lower courts have 
already ruled traditional marriage to be unconstitutional. However, 
these are only state courts.