Remember, you can't spell "George W. Bush" without "Bugger"

[yendi]

There's still time to go to tell you congressperson exactly what you think of amending the Constitution to prevent gay marriage. Of course, if your Congressperson has been considering voting for the Amendmant, it's likely that he or she is only familiar with the Constituion as a substitute for toilet paper, and really doesn't give a shit what you think, because God and/or one of the seventeen other voices in his or her head has commanded, "Thou shalt amend the Constitution to restrict an individual right, instead of a governmenta onel." Still, you can make your thoughts known.

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[lyssrose.livejournal.com]

My congresscritter is a co-sponsor of the bleeding thing. I am most displeased. I sent a letter to her office, and got a form reply back that basically said, "Fuck my constituants; I'm voting for what I think is right!"

How tacky, and yet, not unexpected.

[thefirethorn.livejournal.com]

hey --- thats a good argument -- I might call them back and add that.

*I* explained to the nice message-taking lady tht I had dutifully taught my students that the Constitutional amendments were there to INSURE rights to minorities, not take them away. (OK, there was prohibition and income taxes, but lets just forget about those two)

I also asked -- how can a gay person effect my marriage? My marriage can only be effected by me, my husband, and some other straight person getting in the way. I was told that my senator was more worried about the effect gay marriage has on children -- NOT how it effected me personally.

Of course, that's not what Bush said, but I let that go.

I didn't bother telling her that gays would continue to adopt and have their own children with or without benifit of marriage -- the fact is there are just two many kids out there without parents to stop it -- I just argued that this was all about states rights. While Oklahoma will, obviously, never marry gays, California might interpret "those studies" differently.

I ended by pointing out that amending the Constitution is NOT a conservative thing to do and thanked her for her time.

I bet she's WAY busy today.

[silme.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link! I just signed up. I used Colorado and the zip code for the address I keep there; I still am entitled to vote in federal elections from Colorado. That's the state from which I receive the ballot.

Luckily, my Congressman there, Mark Udall (Mo's son, yes) is against this amendment. (I thought he would be, but I doublechecked. Here's something from the Rocky Mountain News: "Udall opposes the marriage amendment, the Iraq war and school vouchers.") Go figure; he represents Boulder. ;)

But there are so many who are bigoted... Senator Allard from Colorado is for it. He's... oh, heck, he's from Colorado, and he has one of the worst environmental voting records. Aargh. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the only Native American in the Senate, is undecided. I'm writing to him too. Writing to Allard, alas, is a waste of time. But maybe Campbell will come around...

[amokk]

It's not going to pass, I'm not worried about that. In 2006 (I think that's when his term's up) I'm voting against Frist, even if it means I vote for a Democrat.

[arespite.livejournal.com]

y'all should all harass your state reps instead of (or in addition to) your federal reps, since a. they're more likely to notice when constituents get pissed off enough to write them, and b. several of the state amendments are far more likely to pass than the federal amendment.