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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/4/2006 2:12:16 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Colorado--Religious Freedom Amendment Defeated |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== May 3, 2006 Colorado--Religious Freedom Amendment Defeated Dear HSLDA members and friends: Thank you for your calls and support for HCR 1007, the Religious Freedom Amendment. This Amendment is needed in Colorado in order to protect religious freedom. We believe religious freedom is one of the bulwarks supporting your right to homeschool. However, the legislature thought differently. On a party line vote, the Committee members, Representatives Weissman, Ragsdale, Carroll, Coleman, Gallegos, and Todd, all voted against the Religious Freedom Act. Representatives Cadman, Crane, Liston, Schultheis, and Cloer all voted in favor of religious freedom. Representative Mark Cloer (a homeschool dad), sponsor of HCR 1007, did a tremendous job, and we urge you to send him a thank you to the following address: Colorado State Capitol 200 East Colfax, Room 271 Denver, CO 80203 HSLDA Attorney Scott Somerville flew in to give testimony. He provided the Committee with a thorough understanding of the Religious Freedom Amendment and how it has been working in 13 other states where it has already been adopted. Nevertheless, the vote had already been decided before he even started. The Representatives committed to vote down the resolution regardless of the overwhelming support for religious freedom in Colorado. We thank all of you who showed up at the hearing. The homeschoolers' support was tremendous, and the children's behavior was impressive. This battle for religious freedom in Colorado is not over. In fact, it has only just begun. With some hard work and preparation for next year, we believe that we will ultimately have the victory. Thank you all again for your efforts to support religious freedom in Colorado. Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> For as little as 27 cents a day... There's not much you can get for 27 cents a day. Why not put your money toward peace of mind for yourself, your family, and their future? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
