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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/22/2006 10:46:39 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Illinois--Judge Dismisses Protect Marriage Illinois' Lawsuit |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== September 22, 2006 Illinois--Judge Dismisses Protect Marriage Illinois' Lawsuit Dear HSLDA members and friends: The marriage petition, started by Protect Marriage in Illinois (PMI), was submitted in May with almost 350,000 signatures! Thank you for your participation in signing the petition. Unfortunately, the state's pro-homosexual left, led by the ACLU, did all they could to stop the referendum from appearing on the November ballot. In addition to the pressure the ACLU has been placing on the government to keep the referendum from appearing on the ballot, the State Board of Election made an administrative decision to disqualify the referendum for the ballot due to slight discrepancies between the signatures on the petition, and how they compared to those registered to vote in the state. Director David Smith of the Illinois Family Institute did not give up so easily. He had a brief filed with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the constitutionality of the state's referendum law. The brief was dismissed, and Smith, partnering with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), filed an appeal. Judge Elaine Bucklo recently handed down her decision, which affirmed the lower court decision dismissing the complaint. Basically, she set a very low standard for the state in upholding citizens' rights to petition their government. Although it looks as though the referendum will not appear on the November ballot, we are not giving up hope. According to David Smith, "Preserving marriage as between one man and one woman in the Illinois State is extremely important to the families of this state. The Protect Marriage Illinois project will continue to work toward the goal of a constitutional amendment." PMI and ADF are evaluating their legal options and will be announcing their course of action within the next few days. Sincerely, Christopher J. Klicka, Esq. HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many of your friends would pay your legal fees? As a member of HSLDA, you have 80,000 families standing with you to protect and advance homeschool freedoms in the United States and foreign countries. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
