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Duane-Gottfried Bill This legislation is in the process of being reintroduced in the new session of the state legislature. Please check back over the next few weeks to read the exact language of the bill. Send Your Petition Legislation, Not Litigation Our educational system teaches Americans to be consumers, not citizens. Just as we hire accountants to prepare our taxes, we leave the battle to defend our God-given Rights to lawyers and judges. Americans have largely abdicated their civic responsibility to petition the government for redress of grievances. Polls show that 40% of Americans support same-sex marriage, but we are lucky if 4% of the politicians do. Here in New York, only three of the 62 state senators and fourteen of the 150 assembly members are co-sponsors of the Duane-Gottfried "Right to Marry" Bill. Legalize recognizes that while ultimate victory will take time, there are many legislative battles we should be winning now. Of the twenty members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, fourteen are New York City Democrats. There is no reason that the "Right to Marry" Bill should not be voted out of committee this year. Legalize®, Legalize Bandstm, and Legalize Patriots® are trademarks of Scott Jeffrey. Copyright © 1996-2005 Scott Jeffrey. All rights reserved. |