Posted on 07/31/2012 2:04:29 PM PDT by NYer
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 31, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The fight for traditional marriage in Washington state is heating up with the announcement that billionaire Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, and his wife, MacKenzie, have pledged $2.5 million to homosexual lobbyists. The donation comes after opponents of the state’s new gay “marriage” law stopped the legislation in its tracks by collecting and filing over 240,000 signatures in support of a referendum on the November ballot.
The contribution makes the Amazon couple the largest financial backer of homosexual “rights” in the state, according to the NY Times, far outstripping the $100k donation by Bill Gates and Steven A. Ballmer of Microsoft.
Gov. Christine Gregoire of Washington State, a Democrat, signed the homosexual “marriage” bill into law in February, making Washington the seventh U.S. state to redefine marriage, in addition to the District of Columbia.
The bill was expected to take effect in June, however, Preserve Marriage Washington gathered and filed 247,331 signatures supporting a referendum, far more than the required 120,577.
Joseph Backholm, Chairman of Preserve Marriage Washington, said the large numbers that supported the referendum initiative show that public opinion is on the side of traditional marriage.
“Despite attempts by some to skew what we really think, support for preserving marriage remains strong across our great state,” Backholm said, adding that the homosexualist agenda “is not about equality or fairness; same-sex couples already have the same legal rights as married couples. Our opponents’ goals are to make marriage genderless, to de-emphasize the unique roles of mothers and fathers, and to completely remake the institution of marriage.”
Backholm pointed out that every time the question of same-sex “marriage” has been brought before voters, the people have voted to protect traditional marriage.
“Thirty-two States have voted in favour of traditional marriage; 0 States have voted in favour of “gay marriage,” Backholm observed.
“For thousands of years, marriage between one man and one woman has proven to be the cornerstone of our society. Thirty-two other states have already voted to preserve marriage—November 6 is our opportunity to do the same.”
Contact info:
Jeff Bezos, President, CEO, Amazon.com
1200 12th Avenue South Suite 1200 Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: (206)266-1000
Email: jeff@amazon.com
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D@mn!!!
There goes amazon from my list....
OMG! I do a lot of shopping on Amazon for the great money I save. I’m sure FReepers will tell me what I should do.
No more Amazon purchases for me. Ever.
seriously...and I ALWAYS buy from Amazon- no more...stop buying General Mills as well...
Some governor of a State should threaten to revoke Amazon’s right to do business in their State ... just to make a point.
Some governor of a State should threaten to revoke Amazon’s right to do business in their State ... just to make a point.
Damn. I just ordered a couple of items via Amazon a couple of days ago. There were other avenues I could have taken, and now I wish I had. I’m sick to death of finding myself doing business with companies that turn out to be supporting deviancy. This Chick-Fil-A situation has been a big wake-up call to be much more vigilant.
I’d rather not spend any money at all, than be lining the pockets of these degenerate scumbags that have turned the whole damned country into such a noxious cultural sewer.
ditto
I assume you’ll stop using computers too, since Gates and Ballmer gave big $$ to the same cause and Apple is run by a gay guy.
So since that conflicts with the values of the 30 states that ban gay marriage in their constitutions, and 12 that ban it by statute, amazon should not be allowed to do business in those states. / sarc
I’ve just sent an email to Bozo and to Amazon telling him that his customer base is top heavy with normal families and it’s time to balance things out.
The top 99% need to get out of the way so Amazon can devote full time to their homosexual base.
I will NEVER again make a purchase from Amazon again!
Won’t stop using computers but it may be a long time before I upgrade.
Then I will be much more aware of my choices.
Interesting point...especially because the microsoft HQ is in WA.
I believe that Gates/Ballmer may have just given the token amount to get the gay activists off their back.
I know Gates is a leftie, but I don't think he's as much of a leftie as these other fruities. And Ballmer splits his political donations 50/50.
Buy my stuff elsewhere... see ya Amazon!
Just deleted Amazon from my favorites.
Well, we do what we can... I’m leaving amazon... I’m sure someone out there can give amazon a run for their money...
I did likewise, and closed my Amazon account.
I used to spend THOUSANDS of $$$ a year via Amazon.
Sacrifice some minor comforts for a little moral backbone? Na, not you...
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