<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The purpose of this is to highlight the discrimination that so-called pro family groups engaged in when they use this same type of argument against same-sex marriage.<br><br>-Scott<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Ellen Roskovich <gussie443@hotmail.com><br>To: thansen@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>Sent: Friday, March 2, 2007 1:10:53 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Washington Initiative I-957 (Defense of MarriageInitiative)<br><br><div style=""><div class="RTE">
<p><strong>It will never fly. It is discrimination pure and simple and is offensive to so many different groups. What a waste of time and effort when there are so many really important issues to be considered.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ellen A. Roskovich</strong><br><br></p></div>
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<div></div>From: <i>"Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com></i><br>To: <i>"Vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com></i><br>Subject: <i>[Vision2020] Washington Initiative I-957 (Defense of MarriageInitiative)</i><br>Date: <i>Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:43:49 -0800</i><br>> >From the Defense of Marriage Alliance website at:<br>><br><span>><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wa-doma.org/">http://www.wa-doma.org/</a></span><br>><br>>"If passed by Washington voters, the Defense of Marriage Initiative (WA<br>>I-957) would:<br>><br>>- add the phrase, 'who are capable of having children with one another' to<br>>the legal definition of marriage;<br>><br>>- require that couples married in Washington file proof of procreation<br>>within three years of the date of marriage or have their marriage<br>>automatically annulled;<br>><br>>- require that couples married out of state file
proof of procreation within<br>>three years of the date of marriage or have their marriage classed as<br>>"unrecognized;"<br>><br>>- establish a process for filing proof of procreation; and make it a<br>>criminal act for people in an unrecognized marriage to receive marriage<br>>benefits."<br>><br>>This initiative, as supported by the Defense of Marriage Alliance, is<br>>available for downloading and review at:<br>><br><span>><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wa-doma.org/Initiative.aspx">http://www.wa-doma.org/Initiative.aspx</a></span><br>><br>>Although the unwritten purpose of this initiative may be clearly understood<br>>(the denial of same-sex marriages/unions), its passage would further<br>>prohibit the marriage of ANY couple that is not capable of procreating: the<br>>elderly, cancer survivors, women who have undergone hysterectomies, men who<br>>have undergone vasectomies, etc.
etc.<br>><br>>Your thoughts, Vision 2020?<br>><br>>Tom "Straight But Not Narrow" Hansen<br>>Moscow, Idaho<br>><br>>"Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in<br>>that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity,<br>>their dignity and personhood,"<br>><br>>- Coretta Scott King (March 30, 1998)<br>><br>><br>>=======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a></span><br>>
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