news-list Mailing List: FW: Ask Your Assemblymember to Co-Sponsor Assemblymember O'Donnell's Marriage Bill

[John Clinton Bradley (johnclint]

Title: Ask Your Assemblymember to Co-Sponsor Assemblymember O'Donnell's Marriage Bill

The heat is on!

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From: takeaction [at] prideagenda.org [mailto:takeaction [at] prideagenda.org]
Sent: 02 May, 2007 5:44 PM
To: John Bradley
Subject: Ask Your Assemblymember to Co-Sponsor Assemblymember O'Donnell's Marriage Bill

Ask Your Assemblymember to Co-Sponsor Assemblymember O'Donnell's Marriage Bill We are excited that Governor Spitzer’s marriage program bill has now been officially assigned its prime sponsors.  All the hard work you’ve been doing on marriage equality is moving this issue forward in the Legislature! Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell (D-Manhattan) will be carrying the bill in the Assembly and formally introducing it in the very near future.  He picks up the marriage equality issue from Assemblymember Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan) who has championed it since 2002.  Assemblymember Gottfried, as well as Assemblymembers Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan) and Matthew Titone (D-Staten Island) (the other LGBT members of the Assembly) have already said that they are sponsoring the O’Donnell measure and stand united in their determination to act on this issue as part of their House’s tradition of being in the forefront of civil rights and equality.  Senator Thomas Duane (D-Manhattan) will continue to be the sponsor of the marriage equality bill in the Senate. The Assembly measure is ready to receive co-sponsors.  During the next several days, it is important that you work with us to get as many Assemblymembers as possible to become co-sponsors of the new marriage equality bill.  Even people who have co-sponsored the initiative in the past need to sign onto it again.  Contact your Assemblymember right now in as few as three clicks of your mouse and ask him or her to become a sponsor of the Governor’s new marriage equality legislation, being spearheaded by Assemblymember O’Donnell. And if you another minute or two, also pick up the phone and call them to deliver the same message.  Click here to get the Albany phone number of your Assemblymember. Your work on co-sponsorship is vital to continuing the momentum we need to pass the bill in the Assembly this year.  Working together with Assemblymember O’Donnell and our friends in the Legislature we can make this happen! P.S.   We’re so glad that over 1100 of you joined us in Albany yesterday for Equality & Justice Day.  In the next several days we’ll be sending you a complete report of what happened as well as updates on our legislative scorecard on marriage equality, GENDA and Dignity. Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): Your Assemblyperson (if you live in New York) Below is the sample letter: Subject: Please co-sponsor Assemblymember O'Donnell's marriage bill Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here], As you may know, Governor Eliot Spitzer has recently introduced a program bill to allow same-sex couples to marry. This new bill is being carried in the Assembly by Assemblymember Daniel O'Donnell. As your constituent, I believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families must have the same protections as all other New Yorkers. Loving same-sex couples and their children should not be treated like second-class citizens by being denied access to marriage--the legal institution used by government to help people care for each other and their children. While the Governor's legislation does not require any religious institution to perform a marriage that goes against its religious beliefs, it does cure this inequity and allow same-sex couples to get civilly married and secure the protections they so vitally need for their families. I encourage you to support the Governor's Marriage Equality program bill being sponsored by Assemblymember O'Donnell and Sincerely, John Bradley

Take Action! Instructions: Click here to take action on this issue Tell-A-Friend: Spread the word! Click on the link below to tell your friends about this.  Tell-a-Friend! What's At Stake: Click here to learn more about the issue of marriage and family protection. Read the text of the Governor's marriage program bill and memo in support. Campaign Expiration Date: July 1, 2007

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