We can sit back today with the satisfaction of knowing that SJ5, the DOMA legislation, that would have put marriage to a vote by Wyoming Citizens is not going to rear its ugly head again... well at least for this session!
All our hard work in the form of the endless emails, strategy sessions, lobbying efforts and phone calls have paid off!! This is huge!!! think about;
- The legislature is made up of 76 Republicans and 14 Democrats.
- 30 other states have DOMA legislation in place.
Our adversaries at WYWatch thought this was going to be a slam dunk this year, especially after the November election went overwhelmingly in their favor.
This is obviously not a completely partisan issue, I have always said this a matter of right vs. wrong! How else could we claim victory in this battle? Our lobbying efforts clearly made a huge difference! We really need to send Rep. Tom Lubnau (majority floor leader,) a thank you email for not bringing this legislation to the house floor. The votes simply weren't there, and he knew it!
Personally, I have tears in my eyes thinking about all the amazing people that helped bring about this victory. Especially all our straight allies, that this legislation would never impact; who stood with us, and marched and rallied by our sides!
Now... before we pop the bubbly, we need to make sure HB74 is also defeated! The vote is probably coming Monday. We need to let this victory recharge our batteries and go after 74 knowing our voices are being heard loud and clear up at the Capital!!
Here's looking forward to the end of next week when we will hopefully have 74 lying right along side 5... in the bowels of hell where they belong!!
Jeran
Well Done my friends, well done! On to the next fight! We can defeat HB 74 too!
ReplyDeletePS ~ love the new blog Jeran.