Dear Marriage Supporter,
Your help is urgently needed today!
You and I know that the voters of the Ocean State overwhelmingly support marriage as the sacred and time-honored institution that unites men and women together and provides the best environment for the upbringing of children.
We also know that over three-quarters of Rhode Island voters — 78 percent! — believe that this matter should be put in the hands of citizens and not left to legislators and judges to decide.
But Senator Leonidas Raptakis disagrees with the voters on this point. After initially cosponsoring a bill that would have allowed voters to decide this issue, yesterday he asked that his name be removed, and has indicated that he might instead support a same-sex marriage bill currently working its way through the committee process.
Senator Raptakis could be the decisive swing vote in the Judiciary Committee that will determined whether marriage redefinition is put before the full legislature. He's been hearing a lot from same-sex marriage activists on this issue, so now it is time that pro-marriage men and women like you and I make our voices heard!
Don't give way to the noisy but powerful lobby trying to foist marriage redefinition on our state without the consent of the voting public who firmly believe that the ballot box is where this issue should be decided.
The Senator needs to hear from you today! Please don't delay to send him this important message right now.
And if you have friends and family in Rhode Island, forward this email to them as soon as you can, and share it on Facebook and Twitter, urging all pro-marriage Rhode Islanders to make their voice heard today while we still have the chance!
With your help, we'll make sure Senator Raptakis knows truly where the hearts and minds of Rhode Islanders rest on the important issue of marriage, the most basic unit of our civilization. We have a limited window of time to ensure that our voices will be heard on this matter, and if we miss it we risk being silenced on the issue forever!
Thank you for your immediate action at this critical time.
This message has been authorized and paid for by the National Organization for Marriage, 2029 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, Brian Brown, President. This message has not been authorized or approved by any candidate.
6 Comments
Even if the people of Rhode Island approve of gay marriage at the ballot box, I'd rather they vote on it than the legislature.
And yet the legislature represents the people who elected them. Do you think they should work for you or the people they represent? If polls show that the citizens of RI support gay marriage ( and they do), should the state still be required to fund a vote when their elected representatives can save money and do it more quickly. NOM was desperate to get the NH delegation to rescind GM. NOM thought it was "in the bag". It wasn't. You just can't have it both ways.
Politically, RI is a rose amongst thorns. All the other New England states have abandonded the Catholic Church, most recently Maine last year, and sided with atheism, progressivism and homosexuality. RI is still Catholic however and still clings to traditional values despite the decline of its neighbours into moral depravity. Richard should not get his hopes up about a referendum going in his favour. Sadly though, like in New York and Iowa, I fear this will be forced upon the Ocean State without a referendum due to the heavy Democratic influence
"And yet the legislature represents the people who elected them. Do you think they should work for you or the people they represent? "
I think the people are more concerned about their legislatures presenting a budget on time and getting a handle on the economy. Social issues should be decided at the ballot box, not by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats.
"If polls show that the citizens of RI support gay marriage ( and they do), should the state still be required to fund a vote when their elected representatives can save money and do it more quickly."
They could actually save more money by not even considering the issue and just letting the people sign petitions to get it on the ballot. If support is as high as you think it is, then regardless you should have no problem with the people voting on it.
No Zach, you are more concerned about a budget, but not really. You just don't like a legislature even considering the possibility of gay marriage. You will scream for an alternative focus, anything but, God forbid, gay rights. When the gay citizens and allies of a state demand attention from the legislature, you and others like you pull every rabbit out of the hat to divert the elected politicians from doing their duty. But the principle of a fair, equitable and constitutional society is that the rights of a minority should never be subject to the vote of a majority.
Why don't you just admit that you're afraid that you'll loose, Richard.