When you try to justifyyour veto in the people’s eyeyou will certainly try to saythe people wanted it this way. That was seven years ago,when the people didn’t even knowthe law protecting their state’s rightswould be twisted to block Freedom’s flight. Twisted…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger –I am writing to ask you to sign AB 43 and end the special exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage in California. Have a look at the groups that support and oppose AB 43 and the freedom to marry,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As somebody who has read your various statements about gay marriage in California over the years, I believe that you would sign AB 43 (the bill ending the special exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage) if it was…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I was lucky enough to find somebody that I love, who loves me back. We have been together ten years, two months and twenty-one days, and our two kids are celebrating their first half-birthday today. We want to…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – A lot has changed since 2005, when you vetoed AB 849 saying that you want the people to decide who can access marriage in California. More than 9,000 marriages have taken place in Massachusetts (and rather than the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – On this Labor Day, I want to share a story of success for California’s Domestic Partnerships. You might have heard of Longshore union worker William Swenor, who had died suddenly in March 2005, leaving his partner of 51…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I see from today’s paper that you are teaming up with the Democrats and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez in order to “do whatever it takes” to overhaul our healthcare system. I wish you would “do whatever it takes”…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When you vetoed AB 849, the 2005 version of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, you concluded “If the ban of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, this bill is not necessary. If the ban is constitutional, this…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When you vetoed AB 849, the 2005 version of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, you said you “do not believe the Legislature can reverse an initiative approved by the people of California” on the advice…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As a Christian, I believe that all couples should be able to get married, and that my Church should have the freedom to perform the ceremonies that it believes in. Unfortunately, California’s ban on gay marriage, installed by…Read More »