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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/20/2007 9:30:10 AM Home School Legal Defense Association New Mexico: Calls Needed to Support Marriage |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== New Mexico: Calls Needed to Support Marriage Dear New Mexico HSLDA members and friends: State Rep. Gloria Vaughn has introduced House Joint Resolution 2, which proposes amending the New Mexico Constitution to state that a marriage will "consist only of a union of one man and one woman." Your right to homeschool rests on another freedom: the freedom to direct the education and upbringing of your children. Underlying your right to homeschool are parental rights which are supported by the sanctity of marriage. Anything that undermines marriage may also undermine parental rights, and therefore threaten your freedom to homeschool. Amending the New Mexico Constitution will protect marriage from activist state judges. Without this amendment, an activist judge out of step with citizens could one day redefine marriage for everyone. The proposed amendment says that the Constitution of New Mexico shall add a new section to read, "Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. Any right or claim to a marriage between persons of the same sex shall not be valid, binding or enforceable in New Mexico even if the marriage or any right or claim is valid, binding or enforceable in another jurisdiction." Once this amendment is passed by the Legislature, it does not go to the governor, but is submitted to the people for approval or rejection in the next election. ACTION REQUESTED: We ask that you contact your state senator and representative and give them this message: "Please vote for House Joint Resolution 2, which gives citizens an opportunity to have their voices heard in support of preserving marriage." You do not need to identify yourself as a homeschooler. How to find your senator/representative: Go to http://legis.state.nm.us/lcs/legislatorsearch.asp, and type in your ZIP code, or call the New Mexico Legislature's main switchboard at (505) 986-4300 and ask for your senator or representative. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. We will notify you soon as to any upcoming vote in committee. Sincerely, Christopher J. 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. ====================================================================== | |
