if they bring a knife, you bring a gun; if they bring a gun, you bring an army

[ironymaiden]

i don't have friends in the right places, but maybe you do. please pass this info on to friends and family you may have in the state of Washington in the targeted districts. (map of Washington state legislative districts) what matters is a constituent making a contact that is not a form contact.

expanding Washington's domestic partnership law may not be a cakewalk this time.

via slog

The Faith and Freedom Network, a group "committed to preserving traditional Judeo-Christian values," is using its blog to wage a war on the domestic partnership bill. The Family Policy Institute of Washington is also crusading against the measure.
..snip...
The Faith and Freedom Network blog goes on to list the following phone numbers:

'They need to hear from you.

Dale Brandland, district 42 — 360-786-7682
Curtis King, district 14 — 360-786-7626
Cheryl Pfluge, district 5 — 360-786-1999

Secondly, these Democrats will be up for election next year. Ones with an asterisk (*) by their names have one or more Republican seat mates.

Claudia Kaufman, district 47 — 360-786-7692
Steve Hobbs, district 44 — 360-786-7686
*Chris Marr, district 6 — 360-7867610
Eric Oemig, district 45 — 360-786-7672
Rodney Tom, district 48 — 360-786-7694
*Derek Kilmer, district 26 — 360-786-7650
*Tracey Eide, district 30 — 360-786-7658

The following two senators are not up for reelection next year, but have Republican seat mates.

Jim Kastama, district 25 — 360-786-7648
Mary Margaret Haugen, district 10 — 360-786-7618'

You heard what they said: "They need to hear from you."

Comments

Additional useful data

[mimerki.livejournal.com]

Bill Number: SB 5688
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/Summary.aspx?bill=5688&year=2009

Re: Additional useful data

[ironymaiden]

edited to put a link in the post body. thx.

[e-bourne.livejournal.com]

Calling is good. Letters get great respect. It means you cared enough to take the time to sit down, pound out your thoughts, and put a stamp on an envelope.

Every time I've done that, I've gotten a personal response back. Sometimes it takes a while, but there it is. They figure you're talking crabbily to other people. If you care about something, I recommend you do it.

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

Excellent - thanks for the heads up ;>