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After seeing the excellent event “Save Same-Sex Marriage in CA! ” on Facebook, I first called his Sacramento office to register my support, then decided to write an e-mail to Governor Schwarzenegger. This is a rough approximation of my words, since I was not able to save the text:

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,

As a young person, a college student, a lesbian, and a registered California voter, I am thrilled that the California Supreme Court has finally ruled in favor of my right to marry my fiancee and enjoy the same economic privileges, legal protection, and social recognition that heterosexual people already have. It is to my deep dismay that anti-gay hate coalitions are now attempting to both amend the California Constitution in November to ban the legality of my life and to put a stay on the Court’s ruling until then. Does the anti-gay group “Save California” not realize that a key part of the Constitution is to protect minority rights from the “tyranny” of the majority? If they are so inclined to believe that the Court’s ruling is “tyranny”, they need to realize that forcing my life into illegality just because they decided to hate me is truly “tyrannical”.

I am writing to acknowledge your appropriate stance on the issue of not interfering with the Court’s ruling, which is a refreshing stance since I know that you vetoed the California State Legislature not once but twice on the issue of same-sex marriage; thus, same-sex marriage would already be legal in the state of California if it wasn’t for you. I’m thanking you for your current rational stance, and I hope that all those who once harbored bigotry will in turn see that this issue is not about “declining morality” - it’s about recognizing and protecting LGBQ families from others’ hatred.

Sincerest regards,

S.W.

For those who want to contact the Governor about this issue and did not click the Facebook link or do not have Facebook, here is the info:

Phone: 916-445-2841 ; push “1″ if you want English, “2″ for Spanish, then “5″ for hot topics, and “0″ to speak to a staff member.

And click here for the link to e-mail the Governor! When you scroll down through the issues, click “Supreme Court Decision on Same Sex Marriage”.

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