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Oppose Anti-Same Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment

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The California Supreme Court has just confirmed what we all know in our hearts - that lesbians and gay men in California have every right to marry the person they love.

This is an historic moment - but there is a real threat to our joy looming in November. Anti-gay bigots are pushing to get a constitutional amendment on November's ballot to ban same-sex marriage. If approved, this amendment would overturn the Supreme Court's decision and send California into the dark ages in terms of equality.

We need to build momentum now to defeat this dangerous amendment. Please pledge to vote against a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and then ask your friends to do the same. As we grow this movement we'll let the media know that Californians want marriage equality for all!

MY PLEDGE:

I support the rights of lesbians and gay men to marry, and I am thrilled by the California Supreme Court's decision to affirm this fundamental right. I pledge to vote NO on any constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in California. I will spread the word about this dangerous amendment and urge all of my friends to vote NO as well.

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We signed the “Oppose Anti-Same Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment” petition!

# 200:

4:43 pm PDT, May 15, Name not displayed, California
I am a lesbian and have been in a committed relationship with my domestic partner for 22 years. We deserve the same acknowledgement, rights and benefits as all other married couples. It is time to stop the descrimination and give us all equal rights. Hooray for the California Supreme Court for doing the right thing and making marriage for same sex couples legal in California!

# 199:

4:43 pm PDT, May 15, Name not displayed, California
I think people in one of the most progressive states in the country should support everyone's right to live the life they choose. Same sex couples deserve the same legal rights and associated privileges as heterosexual couples. This country was established as a secular country and laws should not been written to accommodate religious interests.

# 198:

4:43 pm PDT, May 15, Debi Moore, California
I see no reason why gays shouldn't be afforded the same rights as everyone else. We should be encouraging love and marriage in whatever form it may take, not limiting it in any way.

# 197:

4:43 pm PDT, May 15, Mellody Gannon, California
love is love allways forever love is love cant live without it if we could capture the love in the air today wow love is love

# 196:

4:43 pm PDT, May 15, Name not displayed, California

# 195:

4:43 pm PDT, May 15, Laura McKinney, California

# 194:

4:43 pm PDT, May 15, David Sherr, California
What would be a good reason to oppose it?

# 193:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Don Fobian, California
My congratulations to all of you who have weddings planned in the future.

# 192:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Name not displayed, California
Putting a restriction on marriage that is based on sexual orientation is no different than banning marriage based on race and may as well be banning marriage based on religion. It is a ridiculous and prejudice practice that needs to be stopped. It is against everything American *should* stand for (you know- equality, opportunity, etc).

# 191:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Mike Grattan, California
I support marriage equality because it makes sense. Whether your homosexual or heterosexual, if you have committed to a life-long relationship with a partner you love, you should both qualify for all the rights inherent in such a relationship. Prohibiting such rights based on ancient belief systems just doesn't make sense in this day and age. I'd like to think that we've evolved beyond the need to base our world views on ancient philosophies and superstitions.

# 190:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Jonathan Delage, California

# 189:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Meg Gilman, New Hampshire

# 188:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Bettie Miner, California
Love is such a difficult thing to find, for anyone. Sharing your life with another is the ultimate persuit of happiness. Why would anyone want to deny it for another person? And why would anyone think they have that right? The constitution guarantees the separation of church and state, therefore we have no right to impose a religious belief or misplaced morality upon another person, let alone use government to impliment that sacrifice of rights.

# 187:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Corinne Schnur, California

# 186:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Melisse Reichman, Missouri

# 185:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Tessa Weeks, California

# 184:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Carie Maniscalco, California
Because it's only right!

# 183:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Marlene Prendergast, California
I agree with the constitutional analysis of the court. Marriage should not be defined by religious beliefs but by fair laws.

# 182:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Cheryl Kendall, California
Love is all there is - period.

# 181:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Mary Jane Haight-Eckert, California

# 180:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Name not displayed, California
it's been a long time coming.... being GAY and having lived in California for most of my life - this is something I have always hoped for.... it would be GREAT when same sex marriages can have the same rights, and benefits and care, when it comes to marriage as the heterosexual community.

# 179:

4:42 pm PDT, May 15, Edwin Miller, California
It is the RIGHT thing to do.

# 178:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Maria Solis, California
Because love is an emotion felt by all...

# 177:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Name not displayed, California

# 176:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Jonas Wickham, California
Equal rights for all - plain and simple. Separation of church and state. Keep religious beliefs out of the judicial/legal system.

# 175:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Patti Barnard, California

# 174:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Amanda Rose HB, Illinois
I want to be equal to everyone else. And remember not everyone who is gay/lesbian wants to be married, but we should at least have the option. I thought discrimination was illegal?? Regardless of one's belief in a god or not, gays/lesbians should have rights equal to that of heteros. I refuse to continue to be discriminated against & will support this by any means necessary!

# 173:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Rachel Wolf, California

# 172:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Robert Robillard, California
I think everyone should share the right to committed relationships, including marriage, without regard to gender or race. Pople who do not accept this concept cannot control their compulsion to meddle in the personal and private affairs of others.

# 171:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Rebecca Greene, California

# 170:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Rachel Judd, California

# 169:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Karla Milosevich, California
It is just basic equal rights for all! For instance, I fell in love with a European and we were able to get married and stay together. My male friend is in love with a Japanese man, and because they do not have the same rights, their future is clouded by the possibility that they will be separated. Its not fair!!

# 168:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Wayne Petko, California

# 167:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Melinda James, California
LOVE HAS NO BORDERS.

# 166:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Janice Urbsaitis, New Jersey
Finally, we are moving toward what we always should have been--a nation of true equality with liberty and justice for all. No one should be judged by whom they love. Honest, loyal, courageous, hardworking, tax paying citizens should not be excluded because of sexual prefernce. This was an absurd fear to begin with and now, finally, reason and fairness has prevailed.

# 165:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Diane Garcia, California

# 164:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Christopher Travers, California
I am gay. I am American. I deserve the right to the same choices as all other Americans. I will fight for that right!

# 163:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Michael Mitsuda, California
I do not want the religious right and other right-wing wackos to tell you, me or anyone else in California whom we can or can't marry. Your right-wing-wacko religious beliefs are meaningless to me.

# 162:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Al Smith, California
everyone should have the right to be with who they want.

# 161:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Jeffrey Kalman, New York

# 160:

4:41 pm PDT, May 15, Denise Lytle, New Jersey

# 159:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Dean Jones, California
should I ever find Mr. Right, I want to be able to share my life with him the same as any other married couple in this country. That is my God given right and our government should defend that right to the end!!!

# 158:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Charles Saucer, California
We all deserve the same rights and responsibilities.

# 157:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Rich Panter, California
This is a basic civil rights issue. Why attempt to outlaw committment?

# 156:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Jeri Pollock-Leite, California

# 155:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Timothy Marsh, California

# 154:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Lorraine Suzuki, California

# 153:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Freya Fuhrman, Illinois

# 152:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Robin Jordan, California

# 151:

4:40 pm PDT, May 15, Andy Summa, Pennsylvania

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