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California State Senate Poised to Vote on Homosexual Marriage Bill
TVC Lobbyist Asks Will Senate Democrats Stand with their Districts Against Bill or Cave in to Pressure from Radical Activists?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2005
Contact: Mary Buzzone
(714) 520-0300
Anaheim, California —“With Democrats in the clear majority in the State Senate, they will decide whether homosexual couples can marry here in California,” said Benjamin Lopez, legislative analyst and lobbyist for Traditional Values Coalition (TVC). “The fate of marriage as we know it is in their hands.”
“The question though is this, ‘Will Democrats in the Senate stand with the majority voters in their districts that voted for Proposition 22 in March 2000 proclaiming marriage for one man and one woman, or will they divorce themselves from the voters they claim to represent and vote for a bill that flies in the face of traditional marriage and Prop 22.” Lopez stated.
In the March 2000 Primary Election, 61.4% of California voters passed Proposition 22, which stated: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” 101 out of 120 legislative districts voted in favor of Prop 22; eighteen of those districts are represented by Democrats in the State Senate.
Those Democrats are (Senator’s Name, Percentage of Vote): Richard Alarcon 54.9%; Debra Bowen 58.2%; Gil Cedillo 51.0%; Wes Chesbro 52.8%; Denise Ducheny 66.8%; Joe Dunn 73.1%; Martha Escutia 66.4%; Liz Figueroa 58.0%; Dean Florez 79.1%; Christine Kehoe 52.7%; Alan Lowenthal 64.3%; Mike Machado 64.1%; Deborah Ortiz 51.7%; Jack Scott 57.9%; Joe Simitian 51.2%; Nell Soto 74.6%; Tom Torlakson 57.9%; Ed Vincent 60.0%.
Lopez announced that “floor alerts” were sent to Senators offices reminding them of their district’s vote on Prop 22 being that Assembly Bill 849, a bill to allow homosexual marriages in California by Assemblyman Mark Leno, is likely to be voted on by the State Senate on September 1, 2005.
“We intend to keep those Senator’s feet to the fire.” Lopez added. “They all claim they represent their districts and vote with the voice of their constituents behind them. Well, here is their chance to prove it. If they support marriage for one man and one woman, like their constituents voted, they will vote against AB 849. Or they will do their constituents a disservice by jumping in bed with the homosexual community and vote for AB 849 and against those they claim to represent.”
AB 849 would strike references to “male” and “female” in the marriage code and would instead add the phrase “two persons” to the definition of marriage. Leno’s first attempt to pass same-sex marriage failed in the Assembly when they rejected Assembly Bill 19 on June 2, 2005. Leno amended the language from AB 19 into AB 849 to resurrect his failed bill.
Lopez stated that Traditional Values Coalition will fight AB 849 through every stage of the political process left in the legislative session. Should AB 849 pass the State Senate it will be returned to the State Assembly for a final vote. Should it pass the Assembly the bill then goes to the Governor pending a signature or veto. The legislature has until September 9, 2005 to pass all legislation.
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