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| Date: From: Subject: | 10/26/2006 5:03:29 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Colorado -- Marriage Amendment on November 7 Ballot! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== October 25, 2006 Colorado -- Marriage Amendment on November 7 Ballot! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: The general election ballot on November 7, 2006, will include a very important proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution. Voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Any other definition of marriage through any policy, law, or judicial interpretation would be void and unenforceable. Further, Colorado would not recognize any other type of marriage from another state. How does defining marriage as being between one man and one woman potentially affect your right to homeschool your children? Here is what the Supreme Court said in 2000 in the case of Troxel v. Granville: "Our jurisprudence historically has reflected Western civilization concepts of the family as a unit with broad parental authority over minor children. Our cases have consistently followed that course." Thus, parental rights are based on "western civilization concepts of the family." When those concepts are no longer the legal definition of the family in this nation, then the foundation upon which parental rights are based is completely removed. Therefore, HSLDA will continue to fight against same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage attacks the traditions of the family in western civilization. This is an attack on parental rights. This is a battle the homeschooling movement cannot afford to lose. Please vote in favor of the amendment to define marriage in Colorado as between one man and one woman. It's important to every traditional family. The proposed amendment states, "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state." Remember to vote in favor of the amendment in November and be sure to encourage others to do so as well. To view the text of the proposed constitutional amendment, please go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=3413 Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Remember the last time you wrote a term paper? Research can be grueling-digging through archives, wading through articles, conducting interviews. But if it's related to homeschooling, you can relax a little. There's a good chance that you'll find what you're looking for in HSLDA's bimonthly Home School Court Report. Providing in-depth, insightful articles on much of what affects the world of homeschoolers, the Court Report is a must-read for the serious homeschooler. This publication is provided free to each HSLDA member. 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