HOMOSEXUAL "MARRIAGE" BILL

CAMPAIGN FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILIES ^ | Randy Thomasson

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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

[horatio]

I agree, but by removing accountability (making them all lame-ducks due to term limits), what do we expect?

The only accountability our legislators have is to the next vote. Remove that next vote, and a republic crumbles. Which is what we're seeing now.

[Hildy]

Why do we even have propositions? Why do we even vote? Four years ago we voted about this. It's like it never happened. I'm leaving California....and fast. Putting my house up for sale before people realize how stupid they are for paying so much money to live in this socialistic hellhole. (except for the weather.)

[little jeremiah]

Unfortunately not up early, staying up past my bedtime!

[Agitate]

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[Kuksool]

[It's interesting that Latinos and Blacks voted at a higher percentage than other Californians on the marriage issue]

As long as Blacks & Latinos continue to reflexively vote for the Dims, liberals feel they can do anything they want.

[Kuksool]

Last year, Gray Davis signed a Domestic Partnership law as a way to gain gay support during the Recall Election. Back then, it was hailed a great victory for gay rights. Now civil unions/domestic partnerships are seen by gay rights activists as insulting.

[antaresequity]

There is no stopping this in California...This is a slam dunk to pass

The only hope is a Federal Constitutional Amendment...and that is not going to happen...

Gay Marriage, Gay Parents and Gay Mainstream educational curriculum are a sure thing.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping - didn't read the fine print yet, have to get my stomach ready for it.. :-((

Dem'o'craps not running again stiffing all Californians - millions of them (us) who voted against "gay" marriage. The leftist ruling elites are (fill in this blank with words we can't say on FR). They are sickening snobs, elitist arrogant trash, immoral-addicted and amoral hypocrites who in their heart of hearts believe in that they are aristocracy and conservatives are peasants who should be serfs, should be silenced, and should have no power.

Those Freepers who live in CA should make their voices heard, loudly and repeatedly.

I think rallies and demonstrations are called for, bumper stickers, pins, yard signs, letters to the editor, calling/writing/emailing/visiting elected officials.

Talk to neighbors and relatives and get them on board.

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

And if all else fails, we can become libertarians and move to New Hampshire.

;-)

[little jeremiah]

In my haste to dutifully ping everyone I didn't realize this is slightly old news (although still just as bad!!!) and most everyone's been pung more than once.

I hate to wish anyone ill, but I wish those legislators who voted for this cr*p would feel their consciences pricking them and become insomniacs until they correct what they have done. May they have sleepless restless nights and nervewacked days.

[King Prout]

to all Californian FReepers:
good Lord, please have mercy upon them, give them the strength to prevail against this noxious perversion of the foundation of all healthy human society, and give their opponents a clear understanding of the depth of the error they pursue... and its consequences, generally and most definitely PERSONALLY.

[GrandMoM]

BUMPED AND COPIED for the morn!!!!!!!!!

[Susannah]

As long as Blacks & Latinos continue to reflexively vote for the Dims, liberals feel they can do anything they want.

Even with same-sex marriage, homosexuals will continue their "civil rights" agenda. It wouldn't surprise me if they continue to claim discrimination against them and their "families".....then they will demand Affirmative Action rights; and since they are more of a minority than Blacks and Latinos, they should be given first consideration. I think that may be the end of Black and Latino loyalty to the Democrats.

[oceanperch]

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