You are probably wondering what is Florida's Amendment 2.
There is an AP article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune titled
Gay marriage ban gets on ballots. The article, in the typical AP liberal slant on issues, has less than ten words on the Amendment 2 ballot initiative and spends the remainder of the article lamenting the anti-growth ballot initiative by Hometown Democracy failing to get enough signatures.
Since the Herald-Tribune and the AP will not tell you about Amendment 2, we will.
This is the Text of Florida Marriage Protection Amendment:
“Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized.”On February 1st the State Division of Elections Director called John Stemberger, State Chairman of the
Florida4Marriage.org campaign and informed him that the Marriage Protection Amendment was officially certified for the November 4, 2008 ballot with a total of 649,346 petitions certified. 611,009 are needed by law.
Stemberger said, "We are grateful to God first, and to our supporters second, for this amazing victory. What our people did was simply remarkable. They collected 92,000 petitions in about 13 days. That is about 7,000 petitions per day. No paid petition collectors could ever match the force of this effort. This is real proof for grassroots momentum for marriage as the union of one man and one woman in Florida."
So the people of Florida have put Amendment 2 on the November 4, 2008 ballot for all of us to consider and vote on. That is the American way. Let the people decide.
We have come out strongly in favor of Amendment 2.
Let us present ten principles on why defining marriage as between a man and a woman is critical to the health of our society and strength of our nation as outlined by the
Witherspoon Institute:
1. Marriage is a personal union, intended for the whole of life, of husband and wife.
2. Marriage is a profound human good, elevating and perfecting our social and sexual nature.
3. Ordinarily, both men and women who marry are better off as a result.
4. Marriage protects and promotes the well-being of children.
5. Marriage sustains civil society and promotes the common good.
6. Marriage is a wealth-creating institution, increasing human and social capital.
7. When marriage weakens, the equality gap widens, as children suffer from the disadvantages of growing up in homes without committed mothers and fathers.
8. A functioning marriage culture serves to protect political liberty and foster limited government.
9. The laws that govern marriage matter significantly.
10. "Civil marriage" and "religious marriage" cannot be rigidly or completely divorced from one another.
For a full explanation of each of these principles read, "
Marriage and the Public Good: Ten Principles".It is our fundamental belief that strong societies and strong nations are built upon the foundation of strong traditional families. Voting Yes on Amendment 2 will protect Florida's traditional families.
What do you think?