Defeat the Federal Marriage Amendment

First, a brief personal note.
Ann and I have been together nearly 30 years and it is utterly impossible for me to imagine how anyone else getting married could possibly have any adverse effect on our marriage.
If, as the right contends, the marital unit is the basic building block of society, then we should encourage anyone who wants to get married to do so.
In truth, however, the campaign against gay men and lesbians marrying is based on nothing other than a deep and abiding homophobia.
And if you believe there is a depth to which The Bush and his Roving hit man won't stoop to buy votes, you haven't been paying attention.

I just took action with DefCon America to tell my senators that they must vote against the Federal Marriage Amendment, and stop pandering to the religious right. I hope you will too.

In a clear ploy to pander to the religious right and save his sinking ship, President Bush today called on the Senate to hold an immediate vote on the Federal Marriage Amendment -- rallying our leaders to attack freedom, and write bigotry into our constitution.

If passed, the amendment would deny marriage rights to gay and lesbian Americans. It doesn't stop there. The aggressive amendment would add language to our constitution that could even strip such Americans of the right to civil unions, domestic partnerships and other legal protections. This is bigotry, plain and simple. Please take action today: