The pro-gay Human Rights Campaign held the first in a series of statewide "educational" sessions in Florida on Tuesday to tell voters about a marriage amendment that could be on the November ballot.
Florida4Marriage.org is working to gather 22,000 signatures to ensure the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment qualifies for the November ballot. The proposed amendment "protects marriage as the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife and provides that no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized."
Jenny Tyree, associate marriage analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said, "Groups like HRC that want to redefine marriage have their work cut out for them. They have to try to prove that a constitutional amendment isn't necessary, when judicial decisions against state marriage laws demonstrate otherwise.
"Florida marriage supporters should know that the opposition is highly motivated." she said. "Sign a petition and give all Florida's citizens a chance to vote in November."
TAKE ACTION
If you live in Florida and have not signed a petition, download one at the Florida4Marriage.org Web site. Encourage friends and family to do the same. All petitions must be mailed or hand-delivered to state headquarters by the close of business Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Return your signed petitions to:
Florida4Marriage.org
4853 South Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32806
(Pd. pol. adv. Sponsored by Florida4Marriage.org PO Box 521339 Longwood, FL 32752, paid for in-kind by Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995.)
