Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 19:16:56 -0500 From: "David Casti" Subject: ACTION ALERT: California Submitted by: James Yorton Forwarding an Important Message: February 1st, 1996 Dear Everyone in Support of Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights, AB 1982 passed through the Assembly after the long fight on the Assembly floor January 31st. It will now be moving rapidly into the Senate Judiciary Committee in less than a week! It will first be heard in the Family Law Subcommittee which is simply 3 of the Senators in the Judiciary Committee. Urge these Senators to VOTE NO ON AB1982! Here are the people to contact: First of all... Family Law Subcommittee: (Chair) Senator Charles M. Calderon (D-Montebello) 916-327-8314 Senator Henry Mello (D-Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Salinas, Monterey) 916-445-5843 Senator Kathie Wright (R-Simi Valley) 916-445-8873 If these folks vote yes on it, it will go to the Judiciary committee of which they are all a part. Senate Judiciary Committee: (Chair) Senator Charles M. Calderon (D-Montebello) 916-327-8314 Senator Tim Leslie (R-Chico, Roseville, Placerville) 916-445-5788 Senator Bill Lockyer (D-Hayward) 916-445-6671 Senator Jack O'Connell (D-Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo) He still calls himself a "teacher". 916-445-5405 Senator Nicholas Petris (D-Oakland, Richmond) 916-445-6577 Senator Henry Mello (D-Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Salinas, Monterey) 916-445-5843 Senator Kathie Wright (R-Simi Valley) 916-445-8873 Senator Hilda Solis (D-El Monte) 916-445-1418 And like I have said a thousand times...these people have to listen to you!!! If you are not in their district, you are still represented by them because they are on this committee. For those of you still new to this arena of politics, this is what AB 1982 is doing: Because of our government's fears that gays and lesbians may be able to obtain one of their simple rights (marriage in the state of Hawaii), Assemblymember William Knight introduced an amendment to his bill AB1982. His new amendment reads: Section 1, Section 308 of the Family Code is amended to read: 308. Except as provided in Section 308.5, a marriage contracted outside this state that would be valid by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the marriage was contracted is valid in this state. Section 2, Section 308.5 is added to the family code to read: 308.5 A MARRIAGE CONTRACTED OUTSIDE THIS STATE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME GENDER IS NOT VALID IN THIS STATE. THE CHRISTIAN COALITION IS WINNING THIS BATTLE OF PUSHING GAY CIVIL RIGHTS INTO NON-EXISTENCE!!! YOU MUST STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND CALL NOW SO THAT THE RIGHTS OF GAYS AND LESBIANS ARE NOT VIOLATED!!! THEY MUST HEAR YOUR VOICE TODAY!!! Sincerely, Keith Pickering "Teach@lookoutgfx.com" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Casti Pager: disc-page@digex.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The first court-sanctioned wiretap on the Internet led to the arrest of three people today..." -- 12/29/95 newswire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send me your PGP public key. Mine is available by fingering david@casti.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------