Public Hearing in Salem Tomorrow on HB 2007 and HB 3526

There will be a public hearing in Salem tomorrow regarding Oregon House of Representatives HB 2007 and HB 3526.

HB 2007 would create civil unions which are equal in all aspects but name to marriage. This is blatantly against the Oregon Constitutional amendment that we passed in 2004. You remember your high school math, right? If A=B, and B=C, then A=C. The legislators seem to think that they can use a new name for a 'civil union' and make it equal to marriage. You might also remember that if A=C, you can replace C with A. They are literally making homosexual marriage legal, and giving it a new name in hopes to pass it.

I am amazed and appalled by the attempt to bypass the voters on this issue. They have heard where we stand, but yet they believe it acceptable to move this bill forward.


HB 3526 is the House companion to SB 2, which is explained in detail below. SB 2 passed in the senate, but we may be able to oppose it in the House.


Representative Email Addresses & Phone Numbers for the committe which will be holding a hearing on these bills tomorrow.

Diane Rosenbaum - rep.dianerosenbaum@state.or.us
Dave Hunt - rep.davehunt@state.or.us
Arnie Roblan - rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us
Vicki Berger - rep.vickiberger@state.or.us
Sal Esquivel - rep.salesquivel@state.or.us
Kim Thatcher - rep.kimthatcher@state.or.us
Peter Buckley - rep.peterbuckley@state.or.us

You can call the toll free 1-800-332-2313 line to the Legislature and ask for one of the above. The operator will then connect you. If we contact each of these, it will have an effect.

Full text of HB 2007 http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/hb2000.dir/hb2007.intro.html

Full text of HB 3526 (SB2) http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/sb0001.dir/sb0002.intro.html

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