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Resolution
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS,
On November 7, 2006, Tennessee voters will go to the polls
to vote on whether or not to amend the Tennessee State
Constitution to prohibit same gender marriage by the
adoption of Amendment 1 (the text of which is set out in
full as an attachment to this resolution.); and
WHEREAS,
our Tennessee Constitution contains no language
discriminating against any group of Tennesseans or expressly
denying equal treatment to any group of Tennesseans; and
WHEREAS,
the position of the Democratic Party in opposition to the
adoption of Federal and State constitutional amendments
prohibiting same gender marriage is on record through the
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee as follows:
"…Because
Democrats value all families, we are committed to the funda-mental
principle that every American has the right to live in
dignity, with equal rights, responsibilities and protections
under the law. …Republicans in Washington are …scapegoating
LGBT families for partisan gain.”
"This is morally wrong, and it hurts LGBT
Americans. Democrats are committed to fighting this hateful,
divisive amendment and to fighting similarly discriminatory
ballot initiatives in states across the country. We
strongly oppose any attempt to write discrimination into law
- whether it be at the local or state levels or in the
United States Constitution." (Chairman Howard Dean,
Proclamation 6/1/06);
and
WHEREAS,
the Executive Committee of the Shelby County Democratic
Party wishes to join the National Democratic Party in its
opposition to writing discrimination into the Tennessee
Constitution by opposing the adoption of Amendment 1;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that all Tennessee voters are hereby urged to oppose the
attempt to write discrimination into the Tennessee
Constitution through proposed Amendment 1 by voting “NO”
against the adoption of Amendment 1 during early voting or
on election day, November 7, 2006; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that this resolution be adopted and recorded in the minutes
of the Executive Committee of the Shelby County Democratic
Party; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the
Officers and committee members and each of them are hereby
authorized to publicize this resolution as appropriate,
including, without limitation, its publication on the
website of the Shelby County Democratic Party and the
websites of other organizations opposing the adoption of
Amendment 1.
ADOPTED,
this 5th
day of October, 2006
ATTEST:
Chair
Secretary
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