Just sent a letter to Senator Mike DeWine.  Here it is:

Dear Sen. DeWine:

I am writing to let you know that I am extremely angered by your decision to co-sponsor the Federal Marriage Amendment. As an Ohioan and your constituent, I am demanding that you reevaluate your decision. If you continue down this road, I will not vote for you and will actively campaign for your defeat. And trust me, Mikey, you will be defeated.

That is because your support of the FMA sends a clear message that you do not believe in equal rights for all Americans. It paints our state as a place that despises people who value diversity and equality. It also says that you are all too willing to abandon your gay and lesbian constituents to boost your own reelection campaign. Tell me, Mikey, is our great nation founded on these exclusionary principles you seem to hold so dear? Did all the brave soldiers of the past and present die only for heterosexual rights? How dare you invalidate the sacrifices of those great men and women in such an undignified fashion? You, sir, should be ashamed of yourself.

Ohio's own constitutional amendment banning gay marriage has already hurt many Ohioans and families - and if implemented at the federal level it would devastate many millions more. Do you want your enduring legacy to include writing discrimination into the U.S. Constitution? That's a hell of a way to get your name in the history books, Mikey. Why not introduce a bill to open some concentration camps while you're at it? Maybe they'll even let you personally pull the lever and gas all the gays and lesbians into oblivion. Would you like that, Mikey? Would it make you feel powerful? Would it make you a hero?

Mikey, I am hopeful that in the end, you will come to your senses and learn to understand the people that this legislation would impact the most. There are many strong, proud, and patriotic Ohioans willing to talk with you about why equality under the law is so very important to their life, liberty, and happiness. The question is, just how willing are you to listen?

Sincerely,

V  (Of course, I used my real name, not my online nickname :P )

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