FROM: AFA ActionAlert [afapetition@afa.net]
DATE: July 6, 2006
SUBJECT: State High Court Decisions Protect Traditional Marriage

New York, Georgia turn away same-sex marriage advocates

Dear ***

Sometimes fighting the battles of the culture war results in some victories, and pro-family groups got two today. 

Rulings issued by the highest courts of New York and Georgia upheld the right of the legislature and the citizenry to define and regulate marriage. 

The Court of Appeals of New York ruled that the state's constitution does not require the legalization of same-sex marriage. The court said it was the legislature – and not the judiciary – that had the authority to alter the definition of marriage from the one man/one woman model. 

Meanwhile, the Georgia state Supreme Court nixed a lower court ruling that had set aside a referendum banning same-sex marriage. The initiative had been passed two years ago by 76% of voters. 

There is cause to celebrate these two rulings! The decisions by the highest courts of these two states fulfilled their proper judicial roles by denying the demands of sexual radicals who want to redefine the institution of marriage. This is a good day for pro-family folk in New York and Georgia. 

But this fight is far from over. The high courts of the states of Washington, California and New Jersey will be making decisions on the issue of same-sex marriage, and no one knows how they'll rule. Plus, federal judges are already getting in on the debate over marriage and family. These institutions will never be safe until the U.S. Constitution is amended to declare that marriage is between one man and one woman. 

The U.S. House of Representatives will be taking up the Marriage Protection Act in the near future, so we'll be asking you to contact your congressman or congresswoman at that time. 

If you think our efforts are worthy, would you please support us with a small gift? Thank you for caring enough to get involved. 

Sincerely,



Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman
American Family Association

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