a friend of mine sent this to me:
Greetings,
As you may know, the Supreme Court of Vermont recently ruled that
committed homosexual relationships should have the same rights and
privileges afforded to married straight couples.
There are over 1,000 rights that come with marriage which are
currently denied to gay couples including hospital visitation/medical
decisions, rights of survivorship, filing joint tax returns, etc. This
is a
VERY important first step towards equality in America. However, the
Governor's office of Vermont has been BOMBARDED with phone calls by
anti-gay individuals opposing the recent decision primarily fueled
by the "Doctor" Laura radio program, which gave out the phone number.
A friend called the Governor's office, and spoke to the secretary,
who was VERY nice but said that she was one of only a HANDFUL of callers
who SUPPORT this huge step towards equal rights.
Please add your name to the following list. COPY
(DO NOT FORWARD, to avoid all those marks along the left) this into
a new e-mail and send it to your friends.
When the list reaches 50 people, please send it
to: ltgov@leg.state.vt.us and start a new list with yourself as 1.
Thanks!
Dear Lieutenant Governor Douglas A. Racine,
We the undersigned, deeply support your move to assure equal rights
for same-sex partners in the state of Vermont. You have taken a
historical step toward mending the many fractures that divide our
society.
The following list is comprised of individuals both straight and
gay.
Thank you for your continued support and your forward-thinking
politics.
Sincerely,
"Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never
subdue the basic desire for freedom and dignity."
~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama
i deleted all the names because i sent it to a bunch of people and i was #38 anyway, so i probably messed it up but whatever, they can have two.