HB2007 and SB2 Summaries

What's wrong with HB2007?

In 2004, 1,028,000 Oregonians voted to change our constitution to define marriage as one man and one woman.  Measure 36 passed by a substantial majority, and clearly affirmed Oregon's timeless definition of marriage.  Yet last year, 54 liberal legislators and our governor detoured around our Constitution to pass a domestic partnership bill, creating imitation marriage and violating the will of the people.

Let Oregon Vote and Concerned Oregonians are once again preparing to circulate petitions and collect signatures in order to place this issue on the November 2008 ballot.  Our goal is to repeal House Bill 2007, which permits same-sex "marriage" under the name of  "domestic partnerships"

Please join us to make sure our voices and votes are respected when we say NO to this betrayal of our Constitution by our elected leaders. 

What's wrong with SB2?

In 2007, the liberal members of our legislature and governor passed a bill that now grants special legal status to anyone who declares that they are homosexual, bisexual, or transgender.  At what point in our history did the public display of sexuality become a civil rights issue?

It is true that no one should be discriminated against because of gender, color of skin, or age. There should be protection against that type of unfair treatment.  The laws of our country discourage illegal and illogical discrimination, but we have never granted special legal protections to any group based on their chosen behavior, and especially when there is no evidence of being disproportionately underprivileged in education, housing, income, or political representation.  The homosexual agenda has mobilized more political power for the destruction of marriage than any current group or movement committed to preserving marriage, until now!

The assertion that those who choose to engage in homosexual behavior are a legally recognizable minority group is false.  Minority status has been determined by the U.S. Supreme Court, based on three criteria:

1. Economic Deprivation

Those engaged in the homosexual lifestyle generally do not suffer from economic hardship. (W.S. Journal, 2/10/89; N.Y. Times 8/22/90) 

2. Political Powerlessness

The homosexual agenda has great political influence, far beyond the actual numbers of their supporters.  The Human Rights Campaign Fund, one of the largest funders of the homosexual agenda in the world, has annually donated millions of dollars to pro-homosexual political candidates.  (The Economist, 4/24/93)

3. Immutable Characteristics

All true minority groups share unchangeable, benign, non-behavioral traits such as race, ethnicity, disability or national origin.  Those who engage in homosexual behavior claim to be underprivileged based solely on their behavior.  "Contrary to their claims there is no reputable scientific evidence whatsoever that there is a "gay gene" or that that they are "born that way." 

Let Oregon Vote and Concerned Oregonians are once again preparing to circulate petitions and collect signatures in order to allow Oregonians the opportunity to vote in November to repeal Senate Bill 2, a biased and unfair law.  Please join us to make sure our voices and votes are heard when we say NO to this infringement on the civil and religious liberties of every other group in Oregon.