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Send Governor Schwarzenegger an e-mail of appreciation and support for his commitment to veto AB 849, the bill the legislature recently passed which would legalize same-sex marriage. By doing this, you will help neutralize the massive pressure homosexual activists and their allies are putting on him to reverse his commitment to veto this bill and instead sign it 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 support to the Governor. An easy way to do this is also provided below.

THE PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GOVERNOR IS INTENSE AND INCREASING. PLEASE ACT TODAY!

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Thank you for your commitment to veto AB 849. I strongly support the principled stand you have taken on this bill. Vetoing this bill will ensure that our law continues to reflect the clear will of the overwhelming majority of Californians who voted to pass Proposition 22 to limit marriage to only the union of a man and a woman. You will be upholding the state constitution and at the same time helping protect California's future by protecting the critical institution of marriage. Again, thank you for your commitment to veto this bill 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.)

Please keep me informed about the same-sex marriage issue.

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As you know, Governor Schwarzenegger has committed to veto AB 849, the bill recently passed by the legislature which would legalize same-sex marriage in California. This is clearly the correct and responsible stand for him to take.  Yet, homosexual activists and their allies have unleashed a massive pressure campaign on the Governor to try to force him to change his mind and 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 five 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 tell him we support his decision to veto this bill.

An easy way to do this is to do what I did and go to the United Families California Web site.  They have set up a special feature (http://www.unitedfamiliesca.org/state/ca/contact_the_governor.cfm) 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 few minutes.  This site also provides some additional background information.

I hope you will visit this site and consider also e-mailing Governor Schwarzenegger.

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Brief Background on the Situation

Within a day of the Assembly passing AB-849, the bill which would legalize same-sex marriage in California, Governor Schwarzenegger announced that he would veto it. This was the responsible position. The legislature totally ignored the clear will of the overwhelming majority of Californians who passed the initiative statute, Proposition 22, in 2000 which limits marriage only to the union of a man and a woman.

This bill also clearly violates our state constitution which clearly states that the legislature cannot reverse an initiative statue. It can only be reversed by a direct majority vote of the people.

Homosexual activists and their allies have unleashed an tidal wave of pressure on the Governor to try to get him to change his mind. One homosexual activist group boasts that it had generated more than 50,000 e-mails in the first couple of days and their goal is to generate a million e-mails, calls and letters. Pro-homosexual legislators are holding off sending him the bill until the last possible day, September 23, to give this pressure campaign the maximum time to work on him.

To neutralize these pressure tactics, it is critical that pro-marriage Californians contact the Governor and express their appreciation for his commitment to veto AB 849 and let him know that they support him.