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On Monday, June 6th, the constitutional amendment to bar all legal
recognition of same-sex couples was reintroduced in the Senate. Senator
Michele Bachmann (R-Stillwater) and Senator Mady Reiter (R-Shorview)
reintroduced the constitutional amendment to ensure that it will be
included in special session negotiations. At the end of May, two
constitutional bans on marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships
for same-sex couples were introduced in the Minnesota House. House File
(HF) 8, HF 12, and Senate File (SF) 22 contain
identical language. As the House, Senate and the Governor work out
their differences about health care, education and the budget, the
supporters of these bills will be working to keep discussions of an
anti-marriage amendment at the negotiations table. Once again, it is
imperative that Minnesotans who are opposed to discrimination and
believe that the Constitution should never be used to enshrine
second-class status for GLBT people or anyone else speak out against the
anti-marriage amendment.
Take Action:
- Call or e-mail the Senator who represents you. Tell them to:
"Please oppose the constitutional amendment to ban civil unions,
marriage, and all other forms of legal protection for same-sex
couples. This amendment mandates discrimination for some of
Minnesota families, and it distracts legislators from reaching
resolution on pressing issues that affect the quality of life for
all of our state's families."
Find your legislators and their contact information using our
district finder (or the
Secretary of State's Pollfinder).
- Write a letter to the editor to your local paper. We have
talking points about the amendment that
you can use for your reference.
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