Florida Marriage Amendment Survives

From Florida4Marriage.org:

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN– AGAIN!
Florida Marriage Protection Amendment
Now Officially Certified to be on 2008 Ballot!

A record breaking 92,000 petitions collected in just 13 days!

Vote YES On Amendment 2
November 4, 2008
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(Tallahassee, FL) Friday February 1, 2008. Tonight at 9:17 PM, 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.”

While a shock to many, the emergency push was actually a major blessing for the group. “It better organized us, galvanized our infrastructure and created more awareness by Floridians about what the amendment is really all about.” Stemberger remarked.

“Children need a mom and a dad. It is just that simple. When you create a same sex marriage, you are simultaneously creating a same sex family. Same sex marriages subject children to a vast, untested, social experiment. Homosexual marriage proponents must take the position that there is no inherent value or importance to human femininity and human masculinity when it comes to the socialization of children. Dad and mom’s are optional. This is the assumption of their position.”

Accordingly to elections officials, 15 of 25 congressional districts also met the required numbers to be certified. Only half of the 25 congressional districts are required to meet a certain number of petitions.

Stemberger said, “I just wish there was some way I could meet each of the hundreds of thousands of supporters across this state who have worked so hard and personally thank them. The people have spoken — twice now — and they will speak again on November 4, 2008. We will now proceed with our campaign plan to overcome the final and most serious hurdle — 60% popular vote passage of the amendment.”
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