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Using our message system below, please contact Governor Schwarzenegger;
Thank him for issuing a veto last year of Assembly Bill 849, a bill which sought to legalize same-sex “marriage” in California; and
Ask the governor to veto this year’s Assembly Bill 43, which essentially seeks again to redefine marriage by legalizing same-sex “marriage.”

By contacting the governor, you will help neutralize the massive amount of pressure homosexual activists and their allies are putting on him to sign this dangerous bill into law. A brief summary providing more details of this situation is provided below.)
We make it easy for you to send an e-mail to the governor by following the simple steps below.

We also urge you to contact as many others as possible and encourage them to also e-mail their request for the governor’s veto of AB 43. An easy way to do this is also provided below.

THE PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN THIS BILL IS INTENSE AND INCREASING. PLEASE ACT TODAY!

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Dear Gov. Schwarzenegger, I am writing to you today to respectfully ask that you veto Assembly Bill 43. I strongly support the principled stand you took last year when you vetoed a similar bill. As you stated last year, vetoing this bill will assure that our state marriage law continues to reflect the will of the overwhelming majority of Californians who voted to pass Proposition 22, limiting marriage to the union of a man and a woman. You will uphold the state constitution and at the same time help protect California's future by protecting the critical institution of marriage. Marriage between one man and one woman adds value to communities and provides the most beneficial and stable family environment for men, women and children Again, thank you for your consideration of a veto of AB 43 and for truly being the people's governor! Sincerely, (Note: Your name and address will be automatically inserted here before your e-mails are sent.)

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Please contact others and urge them to either call the governor’s office (916-445-2841) or use our system to the contact the governor. You can forward our alert to your family members and friends and enlist their support in our efforts. Just fill in the information below and they will receive the following message from you explaining the need for the governor’s veto of AB 43. Those whose e-mail addresses you provide will get the message in the box from you along with a link to this site. (NOTE: the e-mail addresses you fill in will be used for this one contact only and are not retained in our database. Therefore, the privacy of those you list is protected.)

Governor Schwarzenegger has received Assembly Bill 43 from the California legislature requesting a signature that would legalize same-sex marriage in our state. A veto of that bill will protect families and benefit our communities and government assets. Nevertheless, homosexual activists and their allies are pressuring the governor to try to force him to sign this bad bill into law. They are flooding his office with tens of thousands of e-mails, faxes, calls and letters.

Preserving traditional marriage is essential to California's future. We passed Proposition 22 seven years ago to require that marriage in California would only be the union of a man and a woman. It is now critical that those of us committed to defending marriage in California contact the governor and ask him to veto this bill.

An easy way to do this is to do what I did and go to the United Families California website. They have set up a special feature where you can send a suggested message of appreciation and support to the governor with just the click of your mouse. It takes just a couple minutes. This site also provides some additional background information.

I hope you will visit this site and consider also e-mailing Governor Schwarzenegger:
http://www.unitedfamiliesca.org/state/ca/contact_governor_ab43.cfm

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Brief Background on Assembly Bill 43

Specifically, Assembly Bill 43 seeks to amend Section 300 of the Family Code to read: “Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between two persons, to which the consent of the parties capable of making that contract is necessary.” Current law defines marriage as between “a man and a woman,” and there is no justifiable reason for changing this law.

Though the governor vetoed a same-sex “marriage” bill last year, there is a possibility he might sign it this year. The governor would do well to perform an encore of his past veto, for numerous reasons:

Marriage between a man and a woman is a social success story that serves to stabilize communities and reduce government expenditures for social agencies;
In the year 2000, Californians voted by a 61-39 percent margin to preserve traditional marriage. Rather than attempt to overturn the will of the populace, a few people in the legislature should allow the voice of the people to stand; and
Californians are deeply committed to defending marriage and are attempting to qualify five defense of marriage ballot initiatives for the 2008 general election.

It is absolutely critical that pro-marriage Californians contact the governor today and urge him to veto AB 43.