SB 183 Advances

SB-183 –Domestic Partnership

Moves to Senate Judiciary Committee

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The Senate Public Affairs and Judiciary Committees held a joint hearing at 1 PM.
After proponents and opponents gave testimonies, the Public Affairs Committee voted to send the bill to the Judiciary Committee with an additional committee referral to the Finance Committee.

However, the additional finance committee assignment must be approved by the entire Senate. That vote will take place tomorrow (Wednesday 2/3) approximately 10 AM.

URGENT
Contact your senator ASAP. Respectfully ask him/her to support the committee referral to Finance.

How to Find Your Senator
1. Visit http://www.mapquest.com/ . Type in your home address. Find the 9 digit zip code from Mapquest.
2. Visit http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legzipcode.aspx. Copy and paste the first 5 digits of your zip code into the first box. Then copy the last 4 digits into the second box.

It is especially critical if your senator is one of the following: Campos, Ulibarri, Smith, R. Martinez, Munoz, B. Sanchez, Pinto, and Jennings.

Thank you for your continued commitment to life, marriage and family.


The Traditional Values Action Committee-NM
www.tvacnm.com

SB 183 Domestic Partnership Hearing

SB 183-DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP HEARING

A Joint Senate Judiciary and Public Affairs Committees’ Hearing on SB-183 will occur on: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
In the Senate Gallery
1 hour after floor session-approximately 2 PM

More details will follow as they become available. Watch for email alerts this weekend. In the meantime, put this date on your calendar.

If you are able, please plan to attend. Encourage family, friends, colleagues and clergy to participate.

We MUST pack the Senate Gallery with those who oppose SB-183.

Please contact the senators listed below. Be POLITE! Ask them to oppose SB-183 because:
• it is designed to result in same-sex marriage
• the will of New Mexicans was made known last session when domestic partnership was soundly defeated
• this is a fiscal session, solve the $1 BILLION budget deficit

Tim Eichenberg-Democrat
tim.eichenberg@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4859

Mary Jane Garcia-Democrat
maryjane.garcia@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4726

George Munoz-Democrat
munozgeo@gmail.com
(505) 986-4387

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Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the protection of life, marriage and families.

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Domestic Partnership Legislation INTRODUCED

The anticipated 816 page domestic partnership bill was introduced by Senator Peter Wirth. It is Senate Bill 183. WE MUST STOP DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP in all its forms NOW!


ACTION ITEMS:

1-Contact the senators listed below IMMEDIATELY. Tell them, “Attend to NM’s nearly $1 billion deficit. We oppose domestic partnership. This is NO TIME to deal with an 816 page bill (SB 183), which no one has the time to analyze.”

Tim Eichenberg-Democrat
tim.eichenberg@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4859

Cynthia Nava-Democrat
cynthia.nava@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4834

Dede Feldman-Democrat
dede.feldman@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4482

Mary Jane Garcia-Democrat
maryjane.garcia@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4726

Peter Wirth-Democrat
peter.wirth@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4276

All Senators can be faxed at 505-986-4280

2-We urge you to contact Governor Bill Richardson. Say, "I oppose Domestic Partnership SB 183 and any other bill that attempts to support Domestic Partnership such as SB 146, which changes bride and groom to applicant 1 and 2."

Governor Bill Richardson
Phone: 505-476-2200
Email: http://www.governor.state.nm.us/emailchoice.php?mm=6

3- KRQE 13 is taking an Internet poll about domestic partnership. Please participate so that accurate numbers regarding opposition to domestic partnership will be reported.

* Go to http://www.krqe.com/
* Click on the Legislature tab on front page
* Scroll down the page and you will see the survey
* Vote No in the survey


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Domestic Partnership Update

Domestic Partnership-The Battle Begins

Prepare to Engage

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Yesterday, in his State of the State message before the NM Legislature, Governor Richardson announced his full support for passing domestic partnership legislation. He proclaimed that is was time an end to such discrimination.

The governor didn’t articulate the MASS discrimination that will occur as a result of passing legislation protecting domestic partnership and same-sex marriage:
• A loss of free speech for ordinary citizens
• A loss of religious liberty to oppose anti-biblical precepts
• Forced same-sex education school curricula

Individuals, churches and religious institutions will be prosecuted. In fact, they have already begun to be prosecuted:
• a California ob/gyn was sued for refusing to artificially inseminate a lesbian couple
• an Albuquerque photography studio was sued for its refusal to photograph a same-sex union ceremony
• a New Jersey church was sued because it would not allow its grounds to be used for a same-sex union ceremony
• In Canada and Europe, pastors have been censored and arrested for hate crime violations for preaching or simply reading scripture verses condemning homosexual behavior.

We must be ready to defend our Lord's law against this attack. We must be ready to make phone calls, send e-mails and appear before committees in order to defeat these bills as soon as we get a bill number and committee assignment. We must SHOW and TELL our elected Legislators we will not allow these attacks on our traditional values to succeed.

Now is the time to educate family, friends and colleagues about the dangers of domestic partnership legislation, designed to result in same-sex marriage. Encourage them to become involved in this important fight, which will impact NM and our nation for decades.

Pro-Life/Marriage Rally
Join us in Santa Fe, on Friday, January 22nd, at the Cathedral Basilica School of St. Francis of Assisi (corner of Alameda and Paseo de Peralta) from 9-11 AM to hear pro-life/pro-marriage speakers, as we commemorate the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. At 11 AM, in an historic ecumenical event, the 3 NM Catholic Bishops and Evangelical Pastors will address attendees. At noon, Catholics will celebrate a pro-life/marriage mass at the cathedral while evangelicals will conduct a pro-life/marriage service at the school. At 1:15 PM, all will gather in front of the cathedral for the annual March for Life, which ends at the Capitol Roundhouse for a rally. Inside the Rotunda, participants will have an opportunity to sign the Manhattan Declaration, already signed by 500,000 Americans, which supports life, marriage, family, and religious liberty. Our signatures will be presented to Governor Richardson.

TVAC-NM is committed to providing up-to-the-minute alerts on all legislative developments, on the state and federal level, which impact life, marriage and family.

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Sanctity of Life and Unity Day-Friday, 1/22/10 in Santa Fe

Sanctity of Life and Unity Day-Friday, 1/22/10 in Santa Fe

An event defending life and marriage

9-11 AM, at the St. Francis Cathedral School (corner of Paseo de Peralta and Alameda) Catholics and Evangelicals will gather to commemorate the 36th anniversary of Roe v Wade. Christian pastors and legislators will address attendees. Breakfast will be provided by Knights of Columbus. Exhibitors will be present.

11 AM-The 3 NM Catholic bishops and Evangelical pastors will discuss life and marriage.

Noon-Life Mass at the Cathedral, interdenominational service at the cathedral school.

1:10 PM-Attendees gather in front of the cathedral for the procession to the Capitol-Roundhouse, for a prayer service which will honor life and marriage. Speakers will address participants.

2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Rally at the Roundhouse-More speakers and the opportunity to visit legislator offices.

Call NM Senators Today

LEGISLATIVE ALERT

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Senate Healthcare Reform

The Senate is moving toward a pivotal vote Saturday 11/21 to stop efforts to block passage of its deeply flawed healthcare legislation. As currently drafted, senate healthcare legislation:

• includes federal funding for abortion (inclusion of the Stupak amendment wording was defeated) by funneling massive subsidies to both public and private insurers

• levies a new “abortion premium fee” in the govt run plan (pg 118, beginning on line 7, section 1303-Voluntary Choice of Coverage of Abortion Services). The Health & Human Services Secretary is given authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government run plan.

• does not protect insurance companies that do not want to cover abortions

• like HR 3692 which passed the House, this bill understates its actual cost by excluding provisions to prevent a 21% drop in physicians slated to take effect in January. Its real cost will exceed $1 trillion.

• includes penalties for employers who don’t provide coverage and for individuals who do not carry insurance

Before the legislation can be debated in the Senate, Senator Harry Reid must marshal 60 votes to oppose a filibuster against the motion to proceed.

Call NM senators TODAY. Tell them to vote against the motion to proceed!

Senator Jeff Bingaman
Phone: 202-224-5521
Fax: 202-224-2852
Email: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Senator Tom Udall
Phone: 202-224-6621
Fax: 202-228-3261
Email: http://tomudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

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2 Reasons To Call NM Senators

LEGISLATIVE ALERT



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David Hamilton-Nominee for 7th Circuit Court of Appeals


As early as Monday 11/16, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will likely file a procedural motion to clear his nomination.



Call NM senators (contact info below). Tell them to VOTE NO on David Hamilton’s nomination for the reasons below.



You may recall our alert about his appointment back in May. There was ENORMOUS public outcry against President Obama’s nomination of this former executive director of NARAL and ACORN fundraiser. In addition, he:

* was called “not qualified” by the American Bar Association
* ordered the Indiana Speaker of the House to cease prayers using Jesus’ name at the opening of the legislative sessions
* ruled that praying to Allah was acceptable in opening prayers
* has a long history of overt judicial activism, stating a judge’s primary job is to “write footnotes in the Constitution”
* blocked reasonable abortion informed consent laws



Senator Jeff Bingaman
Phone: 202-224-5521
Fax: 202-224-2852
Email: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Senator Tom Udall
Phone: 202-224-6621
Fax: 202-228-3261
Email: http://tomudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Senate Healthcare Bill


Next week the senate will resume writing their final version of healthcare reform legislation.



Call NM senators and urge them to insist on the following:

* insert the language of the Stupak Amendment, which appears in HR 3962 and passed in the House last week. It ensures NO FEDERAL FUNDING for abortion. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) plans to offer the Stupak Amendment language for a Senate vote.
* protection of conscience regulations for healthcare workers
* tort reform for medical malpractice suits



Pointing out the following would also help improve the legislation:

* as currently drafted healthcare reform will impose rigid control on private health plans, amounting to government run healthcare
* there is currently no protection to prevent rationing of care resulting in the hastening of death for elderly Americans



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Thank you for your steadfast commitment to protect life, marriage and families!



Sincerely,



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