Marriage
Protection Amendment
Senator
Wayne Allard (R-CO) has reintroduced the Marriage Protection Amendment
(MPA) on the Senate floor making it one of the first items of
business in the first full week of President Bush’s second term.
In light
of the many serious issues that our country is facing, it is absolutely
outrageous that a small group of right-wing Senators would make
discriminating against gays and lesbian people their TOP priority
right now. But just as we did during the past two bouts with the
Amendment last year, the Human
Rights Campaign will fight them every step of the way.
Here’s what you can do now to stop this hateful amendment:
1) Write your
Senators today and urge them to oppose the newly reintroduced
Marriage Protection Amendment and ANY efforts to put discrimination
in our Constitution. Click here to send an e-mail now.
2) Follow
up your e-mail with a phone call. After you’ve sent your e-mails,
make a phone call to each of your Senators as well. You can call
the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected
to your Senators' office.
Use your own
words to let your Senators know about your opposition, or follow
our script:
“My name
is _________ and I live in the Senator’s state. I am calling to
urge the Senator to oppose the so-called ‘Marriage Protection
Amendment’ that will discriminate against same-sex couples. This
amendment does nothing to ‘protect’ marriage. Instead, it singles
out a group of people for discrimination in the United States
Constitution. The Constitution has always been used to guarantee
rights and freedoms, not to take them away. I strongly urge the
Senator to oppose the amendment.
Thank you.
3) Spread
the word. Our combined response must be loud and immediate. There
is no doubt that the extreme right-wing has already begun mobilizing
their activists. We must drown them out by being louder, larger,
and more organized.
As you might
guess, the legislators behind this amendment are responding to
a small but vocal group of right wing individuals and organizations
who try to discriminate against the gay and lesbian community
at every turn. It is the job of fair-minded Americans like us
to tell them that they are wrong. Thank you for your immediate
action today. We are glad you are with us, and urge you to stay
tuned for news about what’s next.
Sincerely,
Seth Kilbourn
National Field Director
Human Rights Campaign
