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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/24/2005 4:53:11 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Wyoming--Calls Needed to Defend Marriage! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== January 24, 2005 Wyoming--Calls Needed to Defend Marriage! Dear HSLDA members and friends: House Bill 184 would defend the traditional institution of marriage. It has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee, where the chairman has indicated that he will take no action. Your calls are needed to gain a fair hearing for this bill! ACTION REQUESTED Please call and e-mail Chairman Jack Landon, and ask him to bring HB 184 before the committee. He can be reached at home, (307) 672-8431, and via the House Receptionist, (307) 777-7852 and by e-mail jlandon@house.wyoming.com BACKGROUND Homeschooling is legal in America because the Supreme Court ruled, in 1925, that "the child is not the mere creature of the state." In Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925), the United States Supreme Court struck down an Oregon law that would have abolished all private schools. This case limited the power of the state over families, and our freedoms today are based on this firm legal foundation. However, parental rights are not a gift from the state, but from God. When a man and a woman pledge their lives to one another in marriage, they create a family government. Each child born to that couple comes under the loving control of those parents, who have the duty and obligation to prepare their children for adult life. When the state attempts to intrude on the family unit it violates the inalienable rights of parents. The drive to redefine marriage is a post-modern effort to set aside the laws of nature and of nature's God in favor of a politically correct agenda. Voters around the country overwhelmingly support traditional marriage. Eleven states enacted marriage protection amendments last November. One Louisiana court tried to overturn a law that 78% of the voters supported, but the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. Similarly, a federal judge in Florida recently dismissed a case to overturn that state's defense of marriage law. Your phone calls will help make sure the people's voice is heard! Sincerely, Scott Somerville HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. Join HSLDA and help us show the world that we're fine as we are . . . thank you! 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