Major Pro-Family Victory
March 26th, 2008 by Peter
Monday night a bill that would have forced Connecticut to recognize out-of-state same-sex “marriages” died in committee. This marks our first victory in the Judiciary Committee in five years!
Not since the 2003 same-sex “domestic partnership” bill have we been able to defeat an attack by pro same-sex “marriage” forces inside the Lawlor-and-McDonald-led Judiciary Committee. Since then, anti-family activists continually gained strength in this key committee…until this year! The death of the 2008 same-sex “marriage” bill marks a major interruption in what had been pro same-sex “marriage” activists’ increasing sway over the Judiciary Committee.
And several Capitol insiders are saying FIC Action played a significant role in killing the bill! Following my testimony against the bill last week, one member of the Committee told me that my testimony had moved this legislator from the “yes” category to “undecided.” Other legislators yesterday also privately cited my testimony–particularly my testimony about a tax credit that would go only to same-sex couples–as one reason for the bill’s death.
And it was not only me–it was all of you who came to the Capitol last week to testify or otherwise made your opposition known. The Judiciary Committee had 100 bills to vote on by their 5 p.m. deadline Monday. Because we showed a significant level of opposition to the 2008 same-sex “marriage” bill, the Committee feared the bill would be “a talker”–that it would eat up so much of their time that they would not be able to pass other legislation by 5 p.m. Rather than face that prospect, they let the bill “die in committee.”
But this might not have happened but for the fact that so many of you heeded our call to send e-mails and testify at the Judiciary Committee. There are some who believe that our opponents at the state Capitol may have been testing us to see what opposition we would muster against this year’s stealth same-sex “marriage” bill. If so, it was you–our members–who passed the test with flying colors and gave us a victory the likes of which we have not seen in five years!
This shows how important it is for Connecticut’s pro-family citizens to make their voice heard at the Capitol. And it shows why we cannot let up. Though it is unlikely, the 2008 same-sex “marriage” bill could reappear as an amendment. Also, the Committee did pass the transgender bill, which we will work to defeat.
On Thursday, April 3rd FIC Action will hold a Pro-Family Rally and Lobby Day, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the steps of the state Capitol. It is urgent that we turn out as many people as possible in order to keep these victories going. Please tell your friends and family and ask them to attend. And thank you for all you do to make possible Monday’s victory and all our other successes!
