According to The Washington Post, the President, as a way to "jumpstart his campaign," is about to endorse a Constitutional amendment, sponsored by Representative Marylin Musgrave (R-CO) that would ban marriage rights for same-sex couples and could forever invalidate civil unions or other legal protections for same-sex couples and their children. He is bending to pressure from anti-gay extremists who oppose every effort to secure equality for GLBT Americans. He -- and all of our leaders -- need to hear from all of us who support GLBT civil rights and marriage equality, and who oppose amending our nation's most sacred document - the U.S. Constitution. We must be as relentless as the anti-gay forces.
So, starting today, we need your help in deluging Congress and the White House with calls, faxes, and e-mails. Here's how:
Fax your members of Congress. Tell them to oppose the Musgrave anti-marriage amendment and any attempt to amend the Constitution to discriminate against GLBT Americans. Click here or copy and paste this URL into your browser:
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/camp
aign/bush_fma
Call the White House at 202-456-1111. Tell the President that using GLBT Americans and the U.S. Constitution for political gain is shameful. Click here to let us know you called.
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/camp
aign/bush_fma_phone
Please pass this on to everyone you know -- friends, family, colleagues. We trying to get 50,000 calls to the President during the next 48 hours. Click here to forward to all your friends.
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/camp
aign/bush_fma_phone/forward
Thank you for your efforts today, and for your patience as we keep you informed and involved via e-mail over the next few days. We're glad we can count on you to continue this fight of our lives.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Jacques
President
Human Rights Campaign
P.S. Are you a member of HRC yet? If not, click here to join today and help us stop this amendment. Visit
https://secure.ga3.org/03/fma?W04LG
APG1
. If you are already a member, thank you - you can still help by making a contribution today. Click here or visit
https://secure.ga3.org/03/fma_0211?sour
ce=W04LGAAG1
February 14 is National Freedom to Marry Day and rallies are being held across the country. We encourage you to attend these rallies in your community - visit these websites:
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/events.as
p?year=2004&month=2&day=14
http://www.dontamend.com/rallies/in
dex.html
Share your story with us about talking to straight family members about marriage. What has worked well? What hasn't? Click here or paste this URL into your browser:
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e=/Surveys/SurveyDisplay.cfm&SurveyID=51
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