She voted
against the redefinition of marriage in February and I have just asked her to
co-sign an amendment (New Clause 9) to David Cameron’s same-sex marriage bill calling for a
referendum on the issue.
My local
Tory candidate for the local elections, Salih Gaygusuz, did not bother replying
when I asked him his view on the issue, so I gave my vote to the UKIP candidate
Philip Singleton who opposed the measure instead.
I have told
my MP this and also that I will (reluctantly) vote for UKIP again in 2015 if the Tory Party
continues to drift in its current direction.
If you wish
to write to your own local MP urging them to co-sign new clause 9 (which will
increase its chance of being debated) you can do so very easily via the write to them website.
The more MPs
who co-sign an amendment the more chance it has of being debated.
My letter to
Anne is below.
My letter to Anne
Main MP
Dear Anne,
As you will
know MPs vote soon on amendments to the government's Marriage
(Same Sex Couples) Bill.
I am writing
to urge you to co-sign the proposed amendment 'New
Clause 9' to the bill which calls for a referendum on the issue.
It is not
the government's job to redefine marriage and there is no mandate for this
bill.
It didn't
feature in any major party's manifesto and there is no public consensus for
redefining marriage - many people are opposed to it.
Furthermore
the government's consultation ignored half a million responses opposing the
redefinition of marriage.
I'm deeply
concerned about the bill and what it more widely represents - that the Tory
Party leadership is no longer listening to social conservatives.
As a result
for the first time I voted for UKIP in this week's local elections.
Despite my
longstanding personal support for you I will do so again, with considerable
regret, in the next general election in 2015 if the Conservative party continues
to drift in this direction.
Yours
sincerely,
Peter
If the majority of Brits vote to allow marriage equality, will you finally stop standing in the way of their equal rights, Peter?
ReplyDeleteSomehow I doubt it.
Same sex couples already have all the legal rights of married couples. Legalising same sex marriage does not confer any more rights. It just redefines marriage.
DeleteThat is a lie. The term "marriage" is crucial, and disallowing same-sex couples from using the term relegates them to second-class status.
DeleteThank you for confirming that this is primarily about the word 'marriage'. It does not alter the fact that 'same sex marriage' as a concept is both a legal fiction and internally contradictory.
DeleteMarriage is a lifelong bond between a man and a woman - the complementary union of sexual opposites with the potential for procreation. Redefining the word does not alter that fact.
Except in the bible, where Solomon et al had several wives and many more concubines.
DeleteYour own "source" for morality disagrees with you on marriage. It also gives tacit approval to spousal rape and treats women as chattel. Even the ten commandments concede this clearly.
Very Nice article
ReplyDeleteIf the majority of Brits vote to allow marriage equality, will you finally stop standing in the way of their equal rights, Peter?
ReplyDelete