HOMOSEXUAL "MARRIAGE" BILL

CAMPAIGN FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILIES ^ | Randy Thomasson

[Exton1]

HOMOSEXUAL "MARRIAGE" BILL PASSES CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE Thomasson: "AB 1967 is corrupt and any legislator who votes for AB 1967 is corrupt too"

CAMPAIGN FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILIES (CCF) Randy Thomasson, Executive Director www.savecalifornia.com April 20, 2004 12 noon PST

Today, at an early morning hearing at the State Capitol in Sacramento, the Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB 1967, which would create full-blown homosexual "marriage" and reject 4.6 million Californians who voted for Proposition 22, the Protection of Marriage Initiative, just four years ago. AB 1967 advances to the Appropriations Committee.

The vote in the Democrat-controlled committee was 8 to 3 to pass the "gay marriage" bill. Voting "yes" on AB 1967 were all 8 Democrats present, including four Democrats who are termed-out of office: Ellen Corbett of San Leandro (chair), Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara, John Laird of Santa Cruz, Lloyd Levine of Van Nuys, Sally Lieber of San Jose, John Longville of San Bernardino, Cindy Montanez of San Fernando, and Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento. Democrat Loni Hancock of Berkeley was absent. Voting "no" on AB 1967 were all three Republicans on the committee: Tom Harman of Huntington Beach, Patricia Bates of Laguna Niguel, and Ken Maddox of Costa Mesa.

Testifying against AB 1967 in the 90-minute hearing were representatives from Campaign for California Families, Traditional Values Coalition, Capitol Resource Institute, Responsible Citizens, and the California Catholic Conference.

Randy Thomasson, Executive Director of Campaign for California Families, was questioned by and sparred with pro-homosexual-marriage Democrats Darryl Steinberg and Lloyd Levine. Holding up a blue-and-yellow Proposition 22 yard sign to remind the committee that 61.4 percent of Californians voted in March 2000 to demand marriage be protected, Thomasson told the committee, "AB 1967 is illegal, unconstitutional and immoral. This bill turns marriage upside down and utterly rejects the vote of the people to protect marriage for a man and a woman. This should have never been introduced or even had a hearing. AB 1967 is corrupt and any legislator who votes for AB 1967 is corrupt too."

The Associated Press has the first media report: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/04/20/state1413EDT0088.DTL

Are you ready for San Francisco homosexual weddings to be the norm, happening every day all across the state, even in your community? AB 1967 is moving forward because not enough people are speaking out. Please take these simple but important action steps right now:

1. Call Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles). Why? Because he is to blame for giving permission for AB 1967 to be pushed forward. Urge Nunez to reject AB 1967 and respect the 65 percent of Latino voters and 62 percent of black voters (March 7, 2000 Los Angeles Times exit poll), and the 61.4 percent of voters statewide who demanded marriage stay for a man and a woman. 916-319-2046 / fax 916-319-2146 213-620-4646 / fax 213-620-6319 assemblymember.nunez@assembly.ca.gov

2. The Democrats on the Assembly Judiciary Committee who today supported AB 1967 need a flood of phone calls. These politicians need to hear the righteous anger of pro-marriage voters right now. They are rejecting your vote to protect marriage and creating full-blown homosexual "marriage" instead!

Ellen Corbett 916-319-2018 (termed out) assemblymember.corbett@assembly.ca.gov

Hannah-Beth Jackson 916-319-2035 (termed out) assemblymember.jackson@assembly.ca.gov

John Laird 916-319-2027 assemblymember.laird.assembly.ca.gov

Lloyd Levine 916-319-2040 assemblymember.levine@assembly.ca.gov

Sally Lieber 916-319-2022 assemblymember.lieber@assembly.ca.gov

John Longville 916-319-2062 (termed out) john.longville@asm.ca.gov

Cindy Montanez 916-319-2039 assemblymember.montanez@assembly.ca.gov

Darrell Steinberg 916-319-2009 (termed out) assemblymember.steinberg@assembly.ca.gov

3. Thank the three Republicans on the committee, all of whom have signed the Marriage Protection Pledge. Thank them for speaking and voting against AB 1967 today.

Patricia Bates 916-319-2073 assemblymember.bates@assembly.ca.gov

Tom Harman 916-319-2067 assemblymember.harman@assembly.ca.gov

Ken Maddox 916-319-2068 ken.maddox@asm.ca.gov

4. Call your own state assemblymember to urge him or her to oppose AB 1967 as the bill advances http://www.savecalifornia.com/legislators/index.cfm

5. Send a powerful, pre-written email message to Gov. Schwarzenegger and every state legislator http://www.savecalifornia.net/index.php?id=gaymarriage

[goldstategop]

The Democrats who voted for it are termed out and not running for re-election. What we can do is put pressure on their colleagues who are facing the voters to respect the will of the people who voted for Prop. 22. If this passes, we should not count on the Governor's veto. If necessary, we should amend the state Constitution to put it beyond the power of the politicians to change.

[King Black Robe]

Unbelievable.

[longtermmemmory]

This just makes the FMA even more important to neutralize
this wacky behavior.

I have posted this before, but for those who have not seen:

- - -- - - This is the senate and house committees that have the Federal Marriage Amendment.
This is at http://www.house.gov and http://www.senate.gov

Write letters of support to all senators and representatives.
These members count the letters of support.

There are now enough states to pass this due to the fact
they individually have DOMA's.
The FMA will take the Federal Gov. out of the marriage
definition game and put it to state legislatures.
This includes Federally making marriage one man one woman for immigration matters.

These members count the letters of support.
Homosexual special interest groups are trying to organize letter campaigns.
This includes internet and (oddly enough) nightclubs.

For those who have not seen it:
H.J. Res. 56 and S.J. Res. 26
Amendment Text:

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.
Neither this Constitution or the constitution of any State, nor state or federal law,
shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred
upon unmarried couples or groups.

This is very doable.

 

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BELOW IS THE SENATE COMMITTEE WITH THE COMPANION BILL

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 BELOW IS A FORM LETTER TO SEND TO THE SENATORS AND HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES

RE: Support in favor of the Federal Marriage Amendment
H.J. Res. 56 and S.J. Res. 26

Dear [ Decision Maker ]

I support the Federal marriage amendment. As your constituent I urge your support to amend the Constitution. Specifically, please cosponsor support H.J. Res. 56 and S.J. Res. 26 when these resolutions should come up for a vote. As you constituent I urge your support to amend the Constitution. Specifically, please cosponsor support H.J. Res. 56 and S.J. Res. 26 when these resolutions should come up for a vote.

This amendment will remove the courts from redefining the marriage based on social activist judges. This will also protect our state from any actions taken or will be taken in any other state. Private sexual behavior should not be the standard which defines marriage. Marriage is a public institution which is how we raise and support societies children. This institution needs protecting by putting into the Constitution what we have today.

This is not the first time the constitution has been used for social issues. All of the Constitution is based on various social issues. This only codifies the law which exists now.

This amendment will remove the Federal Government from this issue and return this topic to the individual state legislatures. The activist courts have made this a federal issue. There are no other options.

Any same sex couple has the legal right to make a private cohabitation agreement, they have the right make powers of attorney and have the right to make health care surrogate directives. These form documents are readily available for nominal cost or free on the Internet. Non of these agreements require any special lawyer help. Marriage under the law is one man and one woman. There is no sexual behavior test. Homosexual rantings to the contrary, their opposition is only attempting to impose public acceptance on what should remain a private consensual behavior.

Please support the support H.J. Res. 56 and S.J. Res. 26, amend the Constitution and protect marriage.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping + California is the State of Evil Alert.

It isn't really, there are (or used to be) a lot of conservatives in CA. What happened???

I say shut down the legislature in Sacramento, sweep it, wash it with soap and hot water, and get some new representatives in there. Part timers, like Schwarzenegger wants; I'm with him there!

Let me know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping!! I just alerted you all to this thread, now check out post #4 - homework to do!

After taking action, email that message to everyone you know who might help, and print out and give to people at work, school, church and so on.

Our voices can be heard, but not if we don't shout!

[TOUGH STOUGH]

The legislature is overiding the voice of the people which has become a habit in California in recent years.

This is utterly sickening and is a habit which must be broken.

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Will do!

[Susannah]

"respect the 65 percent of Latino voters and 62 percent of black voters (March 7, 2000 Los Angeles Times exit poll), and the 61.4 percent of voters statewide who demanded marriage stay for a man and a woman." It's interesting that Latinos and Blacks voted at a higher percentage than other Californians on the marriage issue. Schwarzzenegger vowed to be the governor "of the people" and take issues to the voters on a ballot. Since Californians already voted on this issue, the governor would be a fool to not veto same-sex marriage if it makes it to his desk. If Arnold vetoes it, he will be in step with the majority of voters. If Arnold doesn't veto it, he risks being toast! LET'S ROLL on the emails, phone calls, faxes!

[MindFire]

good reminder. a good page where anyone cal find their assemblyman is http://leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html
. we should call the talk shows and get the word out.

On a totally unrelated note..
The save our state website, www.save187.com has disappeared! what the heck happened/?

[MindFire]

with all due respect,.. you know the saying 'as goes california, so goes the nation, and the world'.. we need to pressure the CA assembly members right now as top priority.. not the US Congress. they will pass this when no ones looking and then it's over. the sad part is, all the RINOs who voted arnie in know he will sign this trash in a red hot minute... and they don't even care. i suppose people get the 'leader' they deserve.


here is a page where people in CA can easily type in their zip code and get their assembly members contact info.
http://leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html

[Susannah]

This is the simplest way to send the message to the Governor and all the state legislators: just click on the following link and use their pre-written email message (I edited it to add some of my own comments). All you need in order to participate in sending the message through this site is a name and email address. COME ON, anyone can do this....they don't even ask what state you're from!


http://www.savecalifornia.net/index.php?id=gaymarriage


suggestion: why not get some of the other holders of ping lists to help with this. SAVE CALIFORNIA!

[Susannah]

Will you please consider using your ping list to help in the "save california from the same-sex marriage bill" that will defy the will of the people?

"respect the 65 percent of Latino voters and 62 percent of black voters (March 7, 2000 Los Angeles Times exit poll), and the 61.4 percent of voters statewide who demanded marriage stay for a man and a woman."

[Susannah]

You can also send a message via the "contact the governor" link at http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_homepage.jsp

[horatio]

The legislature is overiding the voice of the people which has become a habit in California in recent years.

This is utterly sickening and is a habit which must be broken.

I must respectfully disagree. This is the way a republic is supposed to work. They're not using the courts, the elected representatives are making law.

Of course, the public then has the right to oust the creeps. But there's the problem - term limits have made them unaccountable to the public.

[Susannah]

This entire thread should be reposted as a "FReep action alert"

Keep it active for members who will miss it when it gets buried with all the new items being posted.

[Van Jenerette]

...for state & local gov't reading.

[little jeremiah]

Note Sunsannah's comment #16. I think it should be put in activism and Freep action alert too. What do you think?

[scripter]

You're up early since you were online after 1:00am! I think it's a good idea to put this thread in activism...

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Not when the public has already voted for another bill. By promoting a bill which does not preserve marriage for heterosexuals and permits homosexual marriage, the legislature is saying to voters, "You didn't vote the way we wanted, so we will ignore the bill for which you voted and pass the bill we wanted in the first place and hoped you would vote for.