Liberty Counsel Files Brief with High Court Supporting Privacy for Signers of Marriage Petition

Mar 4, 2010

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Today, Liberty Counsel filed an Amicus Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the privacy of petition signers who placed on the ballot the question of repealing a law giving the privileges of marriage to homosexual partners in the state of Washington.

Pro-homosexual groups tried to gain access to the names and addresses of petition signers and issued a press release encouraging followers to hold "personal and uncomfortable conversations" with any person who signed the petition.

If the Court allows release of information about the petition signers, those individuals would face the same persecution experienced by supporters of Proposition 8 in California. There, when records were made public by a local judge, marriage supporters received death threats, envelopes with white powder, property damage, harassing calls and emails from same-sex marriage activists and were forced to resign their jobs.

Releasing the identities of petition signers would make voters vulnerable to harassment because of their political choice. Unless the Court protects the privacy of the voters, homosexual activists will continue to use intimidation tactics to frighten people who are considering petitioning the government.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear this case on April 28, 2010. Please pray for a successful outcome.

Read our News Release for more details.

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