*sigh* At this point, I really don't think they care anymore. This is a classic example. Thousands of petitions, hundreds of phone calls...from a state with a total population of only around 1 million...and the Republican state senator simply doesn't give a shit.
Last month, I organized a "Defense of Marriage" rally. In about 3 weeks' time, we we able to gather about 300 people. Not too shabby. But...I didn't even get a call back from the state RNC, our Republican senator, or the Republican congressional hopeful, who's running against Patty Kennedy this fall.
They just don't care.
You did an amazing job, It's - really inspiring. And in the face of silence from Republicans who SHOULD have supported and applauded your efforts. RI is such a liberal sinkhole. Yet there are conservatives who live there - the state gov't is Mafia run and liberally larded. (AFAIK!)
Yep. Only a small number of people care passionately enough about the issue... its like abortion. We can hope to affect the debate for now from the margins. Remember, this is just the first of many votes. The issue won't go away as long as liberal judges keep imposing the gay agenda on the country.