In
the coming weeks, we will be launching a campaign to hold House
leadership accountable this November. Together, we must fight back to
ensure that politics never comes before our community again. Join us
now.Moments ago, House leaders abused their power once again and killed
civil unions in the special session of the Colorado legislature. Time
after time, they promised us a fair hearing. They didn’t keep their
word, and we will not forget. House leadership said there was not enough time. Governor Hickenlooper gave them the time. We deserved a full up-or-down vote by the entire House. But House leadership once again pandered to the far-right fringe of their party and put partisan politics ahead of protecting Colorado families.
Speaker McNulty has shown he is willing to do just about anything to deny our families civil unions. He is willing to abuse his power. He is willing shut down the entire Colorado House. He is even willing to kill three dozen other bills that impact every day Coloradans simply to avoid debate on civil unions, which he knew would result in bipartisan passage.
We must fight back. And in the coming weeks, we will be launching a focused campaign to hold the House leadership accountable for playing politics with our families. Will you help us fight back with a gift of $25, $50 or $100?
Tens of thousands of Coloradans worked hard to see civil unions become a reality. We gave our time, our energy, our dollars. And we changed hearts and minds, winning support from three Republican Representatives.
But House leadership turned their backs on us. They broke their promise for a fair hearing and put politics above doing the people's business. We must all work together now and channel our frustration, our anger, and our pain. We must turn this loss into November's win.
I know we ask for a lot—but we need your support today. Join our campaign now with a gift of any size and help us fight back.
Thank you again for all you've done. I wish I could have changed the outcome, but all I can offer is the chance to change the future. I hope you'll join me.
