From: PHFtoMarry@aol.com Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 20:39:39 -0500 Subject: *M*: DE Marriage update Sponsors Reps Buckworth and Davis - and 17 others this bill has been presented to the house speaker-it has not been assigned a number/ or to committee as of this afternoon and was not on the House Agenda for today: ______________________________________________________________________ An Act to amend 101(a), Chapter 1, Title 13, Delaware Code, Relating to marriage. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Delaware: Section 1 Amend 101 (a), Chapter 1, Title 13, Delaware Code by striking the word "or" as it appears after the word "nephew" and before the word "first" and by added after the word "cousin" the following: "or between persons of the same gender". Section 2.Amend 101(a), Chapter 1, Title 13, Delaware Code by adding a new subsection to read as follows: (d) " a marriage obtained or recognized outside the State of Delaware between persons prohibited by subsection (a) of this section shall not constitute a legal or valid marriage within the State of Delaware" Section 3. The provisions of this act are to be liberally construed to effectuate the policies and purposes of this Act. In the event of conflict between this act and any other provision of law, the provisions of this Act shall govern. Section 4. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person is held invaild, such invalidity shall not effect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invailid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable. SYNOPSIS this bill affirms Delaware law that marriage is the civil status of one man and one woman being legally united, by prohibiting marriages between persons of the same gender. __________________________________________________________________ All DE legislators have been given information packets which include: Jimmy Carters Letter The HRC New Hampshire Survey/talkingpoints Eight key Q and A Ed Fallons speech The Rev Paul Washington's Statement Ken Chloubers speech The 3/6/96 NYTimes piece John Schmacker's Opionion piece from the Des Moines Register Information on the Philadelphia Freedon to Marry Conference The Delaware Legislature is on break for the next two weeks Special thanks to Joyce Mullens of Philadelphia's Au Courant for her invaluable insights, expertise and most importantly her information. ******************************************************************************* To send a message to the entire list "marriage", email marriage@abacus.oxy.edu To unsubscribe, send a message 'unsubscribe marriage' to MAJORDOMO@abacus.oxy.edu. To subscribe, send a message 'subscribe marriage' to MAJORDOMO@abacus.oxy.edu. ******************************************************************************* From: PHFtoMarry@aol.com Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 10:04:11 -0500 Subject: *M*: DE MARRIAGE BAN Delaware is now in legislative crisis- Rep Gerald A Buckworth phone 302-739-4351- no bill number yet Delaware's General Assembly 138th General Assembly (House) Delaware State Representatives 27 Republicans, 14 Democrats Rep. Terry R. Spence, Speaker of the House Rep. Joseph R. Petrilli, Majority Leader & Rep G. Robert Quillen, Majority Whip Rep. Robert F. Gilligan, Minority Leader & Rep John F. Van Sant, Minority Whip Delaware's State Representatives The mailing address for all of the below State Representatives is as follows:
Legislative Hall P.O. Box 1401 Doer, De. 19903 Banning, Oakley M., Jr.(D) - 9th District Office Number: H23 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Boulden, Timothy U. (R) - 23nd District Office Number: H119 Phone: (302) 739-4641 Brady, David D. (D) - 8th District Office Number: H34 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Buckworth, Gerald A.(R) - 34th District Office Number: H224 Phone: (302) 739-5303 Bunting, George H.(D) - 38th District Office Number: H24 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Capano, Deborah H.(R) - 12th District Office Number: H225 Phone: (302) 739-4449 Carey, V. George(R) - 36th District Office Number: H226 Phone: (302) 739-4119 Caulk, G. Wallace, Jr.(R) - 33rd District Office Number: H128 Phone: (302) 739-4081 Cloutier, Philip D. (R) - 11th District Office Number: H131 Phone: (302) 739-4080 Davis, Richard F.(R) - 26th District Office Number: H123 Phone: (302) 739-4109 DiLiberto, Richard A.(D) - 14th District Office Number: H39 Phone: (302) 739-4351 DiPinto, Joseph G.(R) - 4th District Office Number: H103 Phone: (302) 739-4079 Ennis, Bruce C(D) - 28th District Office Number: H28 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Ennis, David H. (R) - 6th District Office Number: H126 Phone: (302) 739-4174 Ewings, J. Benjamin (R) - 35th District Office Number: H124 Phone: (302) 739-4150 Fallon, Evelyn K. "Tina"(R) - 39th District Office Number: H125 Phone: (302) 739-4172 Gilligan, Robert F.(D) - 19th District Office Number: H30 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Houghton, William I.(D) - 16th District> Office Number: H35 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Jonkiert, Casimir S.(D) - 5th District Office Number: H12 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Lee, Clifford G.(R) - 40th District Office Number: H221 Phone: (302) 739-4634 Lofink, Vincent A.(R) - 27th District Office Number: H101 Phone: (302) 739-4142 Mack, Jeffrey G.(R) - 17th District Office Number: H130 Phone: (302) 739-4141 Maier, Pamela(R) - 21st District Office Number: H102 Phone: (302) 739-4108 Maroney, Jane P.(R) - 10th District Office Number: H102 Phone: (302) 739-4262 Oberle, William A., Jr. (R) - 24th District Office Number: H124 Phone: (302) 739-4173 Petrilli, Joseph R.(R) - 22nd District Office Number: H201 Phone: (302) 739-4123 Plant, Al O., Sr.(D) - 2nd District Office Number: H37 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Quillen, G. Robert(R) - 30th District Office Number: H202 Phone: (302) 739-4083 Reynolds, Bruce C.(R) - 15th District Office Number: H129 Phone: (302) 739-4176 Roy, Roger P.(R) - 20th District Office Number: H101 Email Address: rroy@legis.state.de.us Phone: (302) 739-4460 Schroeder, John R.(D) - 37th District Office Number: H25 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Scott, Arthur (D) - 3rd District Office Number: H21 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Smith, Wayne A.(R) - 7th District Office Number: H118 Phone: (302) 739-4120 Spence, Terry R.(R) - 18th District Office Number: H207 Phone: (302) 739-4127 Stone, Donna(R) - 32nd District Office Number: H219 Phone: (302) 739-4453 Ulbrich, Stephanie A.(R) - 25th District Office Number: H227 Phone: (302) 739-3796 Van Sant, John F.(D) - 13th District Office Number: H29 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Wagner, Nancy(R) - 31st District Office Number: H117 Phone: (302) 739-4177 Welch, Charles W.(R) - 29th District Office Number: H220 Phone: (302) 739-4175 West, Charles P.(D) - 41st District Office Number: H31 Phone: (302) 739-4351 Williams, Dennis P.(D) - 1st District Office Number: H39 Phone: (302) 739-4351 D E L A W A R E'S 138th General Assembly (Senate) Lt. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, President of the Senate Delaware State Senators 12 Democrats, 9 Republicans. Sen. Richard S. Cordrey, President Pro Tem Sen. Thomas B. Sharp, Majority Leader & Sen. Robert I. Marshall, Majority Whip Sen. Myrna L. Bair, Minority Leader & Sen. Robert T. Connor, Minority Whip Delaware State Senators, Listed Alphabetically The mailing address for all of the below State Senators is as follows: Legislative Hall P.O. Box 1401 Dover, De. 19903 Adams, Thurman Jr. (D) - 19th District Office Number: S106 Phone: (302) 739-4117 Amick, Steven H.(R) - 10th District Office Number: S209 Phone: (302) 739-4138 Bair, Myrna L.(R) - 5th District Office Number: S207 Phone: (302) 739-4137 Blevins, Patricia(D) - 7th District Office Number: S114 Phone: (302) 739-4133 Bonini, Colin R.J.(R) - 16th District Office Number: S201 Phone: (302) 739-4169 Connor, Robert T.(R) - 12th District Office Number: S205 Phone: (302) 739-4164 Cook, Nancy W.(D) - 15th District Office Number: S107 Phone: (302) 739-4237 Cordrey, Richard S.(D) - 20th District Office Number: S123 Phone: (302) 739-4144 Hauge, Richard A.(R) - 4th District Office Number: S203 Phone: (302) 739-4135 Henry, Margaret Rose (D) - 2nd District Office Number: S207 Phone: (302) 739-6891 Marshall, Robert I.(D) - 3rd District Office Number: S104 Phone: (302) 739-4168 McBride, David B.(D) - 13th District Office Number: S103 Phone: (302) 739-4167 McDowell, Harris B., III (D) - 1st District Office Number: S109 Phone: (302) 739-4147 Reed, Donna(R) - 11th District> Office Number: S211 Phone: (302) 739-4165 Sharp, Thomas B.(D) - 9th District Office Number: S108 Phone: (302) 739-4163 Sokola, David P. (D) - 8th District Office Number: S113 Phone: (302) 739-4139 Sorenson, Liane M.(R) - 6th District Office Number: S210 Phone: (302) 739-4136 Still, John C.(R) - 17th District Office Number: S204 Phone: (302) 739-4162 Vaughn, James T.(D) - 14th District Office Number: S101 Phone: (302) 739-4610 Venables, Robert L.(D) - 21st District Office Number: S102 Phone: (302) 739-4298 Voshell, Robert J.(D) - 18th District Office Number: S115 Phone: (302) 739-4134 ******************************************************************************* To send a message to the entire list "marriage", email marriage@abacus.oxy.edu To unsubscribe, send a message 'unsubscribe marriage' to MAJORDOMO@abacus.oxy.edu. To subscribe, send a message 'subscribe marriage' to MAJORDOMO@abacus.oxy.edu. *******************************************************************************