Mormons preparing to fight Maryland’s proposed same-sex marriage bill
We figured the Mormon leadership was working to kill the marriage law in Maryland. Now, we’ve got evidence. The Mormons took the lead role in repealing California’s marriage law through Prop. 8. Now, they’re gearing up to do the same thing in Maryland if the marriage law passes.
From LDSmag.org, which touts itself as “Latter-day Saints Shaping Their World,” comes the evidence that the Mormons are backing the effort to repeal Maryland’s marriage law, if it passes:
“Family Leader Maryland is looking for volunteers to help collect signatures for a referendum if the same-sex marriage bill passes the Maryland Legislature. The bill passed the Maryland Senate by a slim 25-21 vote on February 25th and is pending a vote in the House. Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has encouraged the House to pass the bill and has promised to sign it into law.
The state attorney general’s office says the referendum effort would require 55,737 valid signatures to put the law on hold and bring it to the people of Maryland in the November 2012 election. At least one-third of the signatures would have to be submitted by May 31, 2011 to the state Board of Elections and the remaining two-thirds by June 30, 2011. Getting a referendum on the ballot demands far more signatures than required because opponents of the referendum will mount a serious legal effort to disqualify as many signatures as possible.”
Yep, the Mormons are flaunting their homophobia again. The final line of the appeal is classic:
“We need to be ready with an army of signature gatherers now!”
