Man and Woman for marriage

19th August 2011 I sent off an email to Ross Vasta stating that I wanted to keep the definition of marriage as it is when they voting goes to the senate next week. I also signed the petition. Marriage definition is a union between a man and a woman for life and I explained that this is important for our nation, our people and our children.

man+wife4life!
In Brief:
Late last year the Federal Parliament passed a Greens’ motion calling on MPs to consult with their constituents on whether Australia should introduce same-sex marriage. The motion is putting enormous pressure on the Gillard Government to renege on its election promise to keep marriage between a man and a woman. It is vital we show politicians that there are a large number of people who do not want marriage redefined.
Action:
Sign the petition in support of marriage;
•Email your member of parliament to say marriage has too many benefits for children and society to be redefined;
•Ring your MP's office to voice your concern (contact details are available by clicking here - if you do not know your electorate please click here); and,
•Preferably, make an appointment to visit your MP.
Please take action straight away!
The details:
The Greens are pressuring the Gillard Government to renege on its election promise to preserve marriage. Sadly, some Government MPs have bowed to this pressure.
A Greens' motion was passed in Parliament in the last sitting period of 2010 calling on members to consult with their electorates on the issue of same-sex marriage. While this looks democratic on the part of the Greens, their real intent is to build pressure for undermining marriage. Please make use of this ‘consultation’ to tell your local MP that marriage is too important to society to be redefined.
If marriage is redefined, as it has been in Canada, the next push will be for marriage to include polygamous relationships, as is currently being tested in a court in Canada.
This is the most important year ever for Australian marriage. Your courageous and active participation in the debate will ensure the law continues to reflect the complementary and natural reality of the male-female marital union.
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wepetition | To the Honourable President and members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:

The petition of the undersigned shows:
On November 15th 2010 in the House of Representatives the following motion was passed: “This House calls on all parliamentarians, consistent with their duties as representatives, to gauge their constituents' views on ways to achieve equal treatment for same sex couples including marriage". This petition is a response to that motion.

Your petitioners ask/request that the Senate:

Note that the undersigned support the current definition of marriage as outlined in the Marriage Act 1961 namely: “marriage means the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life”, and that we call upon the Senate to act in defence of this definition of marriage and not to permit recognition of any other form of relationship to be considered equal to marriage as defined above