Action: Tell Obama That Marriage Opponents Follow His Lead. Stop the Obama Defense Now.

[Ian David]

Action: Tell Obama That Marriage Opponents Follow His Lead. Stop the Obama Defense Now.

Posted in Actions, Barack Obama, Brian Bond, Hawaii, Maggie Gallagher, Marriage, National Organization for Marriage, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont with tags Action, Vermont, Marriage, Jim Douglas, Maggie Gallagher, National Organization for Marriage, Civil Rights Front, LGBT, Civil Rights, Democrat, Cynthia Browning, Barack Obama, DOMA, Gathering Storm, Obama Defense, White House, Brian Bond on April 13, 2009 by thepowerny

Last week we asked you to join us in calling Democratic members of the Vermont House of Representatives who had voted against the gay marriage bill to ask them to vote to override the Republican governor’s veto. When we did, we learned about something rather disturbing. We’ll call it The Obama Defense. Time and again, callers reported back to us that Democratic office holders who espoused an opposition to gay marriage and a support of the existing civil union law defended their position by saying it was identical to President Obama’s. They were right.

This has to stop now. Contact Brian Bond, the White House LGBT Liason, and ask him to tell the President that his separate-but-equal campaign position on marriage jeopardizes equality at the state level. Tell him that when rogue Democrats at the state level oppose marriage using the Obama Defense, he has a duty as party leader to tell them to vote with their caucus for equality. Tell him that with Democrats threatening to block marriage legislation in New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii, the only acceptable position is for him to support marriage equality now.

Brian Bond
White House LGBT Liason
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]



A year ago, gay people might have found a separate-but-equal pro-civil union position adequate, but Proposition 8 changed everything. Proposition 8 banned same-sex marriage, but it did nothing to the existing California law which permits gay people to obtain civil unions. That said, it completely exposed the animus that underlies such a system. Our loss forced us to take a close look at the advertising that was used against us, the organizations that opposed us, and the lies, hate, and fear they spread there and that they are are now spreading throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic States. In other words, we learned that separate is not equal.

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[jonnyblitz]

1. "yes on 8" used his image and "words" in their ads last fall.

[rbixby]

2. Isn't gay marriage a states issue, not a federal one?

Just curious

[FreeState]

3. Its both

States perform the marriage and grant state given rights of marriage. The federal government gives over 1100 rights to marriages performed by the states.

[FreeState]

7. Here is a list of the 1138 Federal rights of Marriage

In 1997, the General Accounting Office of the Federal Government compiled a list of 1,049 rights and benefits which were related to civil marriage. In 2004 they did an update and found there were 1138 rights.

1997 List: http://www.buddybuddy.com/mar-g03.html

2004 List: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04353r.pdf

[dbackjon]

4. OKKK

Same argument used by those denying civil rights to blacks, etc...


FAIL

[jonnyblitz]

6. which makes it ironic that Obama wants it to be a states issue. nt

[Vanje]

9. Yes.

Like school segregation used to be.

[QC]

5. Why do you hate America? Why?? n/t

[tbyg52]

8. K, R, & Done.

Don't know how much good it will do, but it can't hurt.