Subject: Action Alert-SJR 10 Sent: 2/19/97 2:20 PM Received: 2/19/97 8:53 AM From: Martha Trolin, Mojotro@aol.com Reply-To: New Mexico Queer Net, nmqn@laplaza.org To: New Mexico Queer Net, nmqn@laplaza.org LBG@NMSU.Edu The new senator from Roswell, Senator Rod Adair is stirring up a lot of bad legislation- 1. He introduced Senate Joint Resolution 8 (SJR 8)-the anti-marriage, anti-gay/lesbian bill 2. Now he has entered SJR 10 which would allow New Mexico to become a Referenda State! This would mean that New Mexico would have divisive, expensive statewide referenda battles such as Colorado's anti-gay unconstitutional Amendment 2 fight, or California's anti-immigrant Proposition 187! NO ONE IN THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY OR IN THE BORDER ISSUES OR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WOULD WANT THIS! CALL YOUR SENATOR (AND REPRESENTATIVE IN CASE THE BILL GETS THAT FAR) AND TELL HIM OR HER TO VOTE AGAINST SJR 10. SJR 10 puts the rights of a minority to the vote of the majority. The very nature of constitutions protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority. AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THIS WAY! Don't let New Mexico suffer from these divisive, expensive statewide referenda. Any questions please email me, Martha -- Mojotro@aol.com -- nmqn