New Jersey Alert: Call New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney's office now!

Garden State Equality
November 20, 2009
Garden State Equality:

We just emailed you that we're doing a lobby day in Trenton this Monday at 8:30 am - meet at Garden State Equality's office across from the State House, 110 West State Street . We would love to see you there. There's something we need you and everyone else to do today, Friday. Now, please, if at all possible. And after you do it, please spread this email to everyone in sight.

No matter where in New Jersey you live, please call New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney's office now at (856) 251-9801 and tell them you support the marriage equality bill and want it voted on this year, before Chris Christie takes office.

Here's why: Senator Sweeney, who happens to be a good guy otherwise, did us harm by telling reporters this week that the legislature should postpone marriage equality to consider the economy. And Senator Sweeney and the legislature will be in session this Monday, when we do our lobby day. We need your calls to him today.

Who are among those especially suffering in this economy? Same-sex couples denied health benefits because employers won't recognize civil unions as marriage. Imagine being denied health insurance in this economy!

And who would economically benefit when the legislature enacts marriage equality? Everyone! Because New Jersey would make $248 million in revenue in the next three years, according to an independent study, when it enacts marriage equality.

When you call Senator Sweeney's office, please be respectful. You can certainly say you're upset with his comments, but please be respectful. Legislative staffers who answer the phones are nice people who didn't tell him to make his comments.

Please call Senator Sweeney's office now at (856) 251-9801. If you have time, there's an additional number for Senator Sweeney you should call. He has a second physical office because he's also Gloucester County Freeholder Director. His office number there is (856) 853-3390. Call both numbers no matter where in New Jersey you live.

And then please forward this email to every pro-equality New Jerseyan you know.

Thanks so much from all of us at Garden State Equality.

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