Two minute activism...Congress voting on anti-gay bill today

[TeacherCreature]

Right now in congress they are debating passing a bill to stop states from recognising gay marriages from other states.
Please call or e-mail your congress person to vote against this bill. It is HR 3313. Here is the explaination of the bill/

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20040722/D83VTHEG0.html?PG=home&SEC=news

Here is the contact congress web site.

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Please take a few minutes and contact them, get one or two talking points down. Don't drone on and on.

[TeacherCreature]

1. I am going to kick this until people get on board

come on folks it will take you two minutes do put your email where your mouth is.

[TeacherCreature]

2. kick

If you tune on now you will hear Barney Frank

[terrya]

3. I've called my Representative, Jan Schakowsky. She's voting NO.

At least that's what a nice staffer in her Washington office told me. Given her great stance on GLBT issues, I have no reason whatsoever to doubt the staffer. :-)

[TeacherCreature]

4. That is great

Thank you for being an activist!

[terrya]

6. My pleasure. And DU'ers...this is being voted on TODAY. Call your Reps!

[Razoor]

5. just called phil gingrey

and found out hes sponsoring the darn bill but I told the nice staffer that to tell gingrey to vote no anyway. this is just sickening
hes a repug from GA. ill email also. thanks for the info on the vote

[TeacherCreature]

7. good for you

It is important that we let our republican congresscritters know how we feel. Some times it does change their behavior.

[TeacherCreature]

8. kick

[TeacherCreature]

9. kick

[livinginphotographs]

10. I heard about that...

but I'm still unsure whether I should bother. My rep is Eric Cantor (R-VA of course), and he's about one step better than Santorum. I am 100% positive that he's going to vote for it.

In cases like that, is it worth it to call?

[TeacherCreature]

11. I think it is important to call those people the most

Who better to call? Let him know your opinion.

[livinginphotographs]

12. Done.

Of course, Cantor is voting for it, but I gave them my name and address and registered my opposition to it.

One thought: arguing the gay marriage issue with a rep like Eric Cantor would be pointless, but appealing to their Republican sensibilities by stating how this law basically allows the legislative branch to overstep its bounds into judicial territory, something the founding fathers tried to prevent, might be more effective.

[livinginphotographs]

13. Kick.

n/t