A Message From the President
Dear Marriage Supporter,  President Obama has just launched a shocking power grab, jeopardizing laws defending marriage all across America.
Please read through this email, as it may be the most important one I will ever send you.
Attorney General Eric Holder just announced that, on orders from the President, he will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court. That's right, the Obama administration has formally declared that they will default on their duty to defend federal law.
In a statement released Wednesday, Attorney General Holder explained that President Obama has taken it upon himself to decide that the definition of marriage contained in DOMA is unconstitutional, and has ordered the Department of Justice to abdicate its constitutional duty and stop defending DOMA against constitutional challenges.
This is it. The whole ball game. If we back down here, it will be all over.
There's no time to sit back and watch this drama play out. If we don't act now, we could soon see President Obama override Congress and the courts, nullifying DOMA and ultimately forcing every jurisdiction in the nation to recognize same-sex unions as marriages.
We must act now to stop this assault on both marriage and our Constitution.
No president has the authority to unilaterally decide the constitutionality of our laws, retroactively vetoing laws they disagree with by refusing to defend them. DOMA was overwhelmingly passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress, and signed into law by a Democratic President, just fifteen years ago. Like it or not, DOMA is the law of the land, and the President is duty-bound to defend our laws. And yet President Obama has refused to do so. It's not too late to make a difference. Attorney General Holder acknowledged that Congress has the ability to step in and defend DOMA.
And that's precisely why we need your help.
Please take immediate action today, by supporting our efforts with a gift of $25, $50, or even $100 or more to ensure that DOMA is defended, regardless of the Obama administration's position. With your help we can make this decision backfire on President Obama.
President Obama and same-sex marriage advocates know they can't win at the ballot box, they can't win in Congress, and they're afraid they will lose again in the courts . . . so they are attempting an extraordinary, extra-constitutional end run around democracy to impose their radical agenda.
They want to erase the voices, valuesâ€"and the votes!â€"of the more than 100 million Americans who believe that marriage is the union of husband and wife.
We need to take action immediately. Don't let Congress off the hook -- and keep the pressure on the Obama White House.
We must make it crystal clear to the Congress, to the President, and to the Supreme Court where Americans stand on marriage! I am asking you to do two things in support of marriage, but you need to do them right now:1. Support NOM's work to protect marriage.The National Organization for Marriage is the nation's largest and most effective advocate for marriage, and the millions of Americans who believe in marriage as the union of a husband and wife. Your gift of $25, $50 or $100 will provide us with the resources we need to continue fighting against an opponent that has hundreds of millions of dollars and a powerful ally in the White House. The ten largest gay-rights groups in the country have a combined annual budget of over $200 million! But even at a fraction of their size, we have proven over and over again that we can win this fight. We can stop these relentless attacks on our beliefs. But we need your financial help now.
2. Be a messenger for marriage!
Congress has an historic opportunity to intervene on behalf of the Defense of Marriage Act. But Congress needs to hear from you. Send your congressman an email demanding Congressional intervention to defend DOMA.
EMAIL YOUR CONGRESSMAN TODAY!
Finally, please forward this email to everybody you know who supports marriage and urge them to join you in supporting our cause. Use email, Facebook, Twitter, phone or text message. Spread the word!
Make President Obama's decision backfire on him! It will only take a minute of your time to email your Congressman, but together we can change history!
Thank you for your support of marriage.
Sincerely,
 Brian S. Brown,
President
National Organization for Marriage P.S. We are fighting many urgent marriage battles across the country -- in Rhode Island, Maryland, Indiana, Minnesota, Wyoming, North Carolina -- as well as in Congress. Please join us in defending marriage with a gift of $25, $50, or even $100 today. We have proven time and again that the American people know what marriage is, and only a lack of resources can overcome us.
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