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>To All Vermont Supporters of Freedom to Marry,
>
>Simon Says, Take one giant step forward!!!!
>
>I'm sure you have already heard that H847, AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL UNIONS,
>passed the Vermont House of Representatives last night, 76-69. Numerous
>amendments were proposed during the debate, and most were defeated. The
>two that passed included moving the definition of marriage as the "legally
>recognized union of one man and one woman" from the prologue to the
>definitions section, and removing a paragraph encouraging schools to
>develop and promote programs to foster understanding of the state
>constitution, including the Common Benefits clause.
>
>But unfortunately, we cannot relax today. The statehouse is being
>BOMBARDED with phone calls expressing a negative opinion of the vote.
>Please take a minute to read the action items below, and please act!
>
>1. Regardless of how your own reps voted, PLEASE CALL THE SERGEANT AT ARMS
>AT THE STATEHOUSE TODAY AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR YOUR REPS EXPRESSING YOUR
>SUPPORT FOR THE POSTIVE HOUSE VOTE ON H847.
>
>Statehouse:
>(800) 322-5616
>or (802) 828-2228
>
>2. Please call the Governor's Office with the same message, (800)
>649-6825, to remind the governor the support is out there.
>
>3. Both the Burlington Free Press and the Rutland Herald published the
>roll call on the Friday, March 17. If your reps voted in support, please
>call them at home over the weekend to thank them for their courage and give
>them your support. You can get your reps' names and home phone numbers
>from the web, http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/legdir2.htm, or by
>contacting me. I can also tell you how they voted if you don't have ready
>access to the papers.
>
>Thank you for your ongoing support on this. Believe me, when a few days
>can go by without my sending an action alert, I will be as happy as you!!!!!
>
>If you do not wish to receive future updates/alerts from us, please let me
>know.
>
>Very, Very Proud of Vermont,
>Dorothy Mammen
>
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>* Dorothy Mammen *
>* Coordinator, Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force *
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>* *
>* VT Freedom to Marry Task Force VT Freedom to Marry Action Committee *
>* PO Box 1312 PO Box 1038 *
>* Middlebury, VT 05753 Middlebury, VT 05753 *
>* [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] *
>* http://www.vtfreetomarry.org http://www.vtmarriageaction.com *
>* (802) 388-2633 (802) 388-2633 *
>* *
>* Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can *
>* change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does. *
>* -- Margaret Mead *
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Kyla J. McLeod
Graduate Assistant
Center for Cultural Pluralism
The University of Vermont
phone (802)656-7990
Fax (802)656-3348
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