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Old 14th Oct 2008, 01:13 AM   #1
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I got this in my inbox today from an Australian organisation called get up....

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Last year a GetUp nationwide poll made politicians and pundits sit up and take notice - over 70% of Australians want same s-x* couples to have the same legal rights as de facto couples. A GetUp petition was launched to tell politicians the time had come to remove this unfairness.

Finally, after more than a year of intense lobbying, the Senate will debate laws tomorrow that remove this outdated discrimination.

The latest word from Canberra is that some politicians who want to keep this discrimination will stall the bill once again with amendments. That's why we'll be walking the halls of Parliament with this petition in hand to convince our pollies to get the job done.

Add your name to the petition we'll be carrying to make it too large to ignore.

www.getup.org.au/campaign/EqualBeforeTheLaw

Those politicians who want to keep the discrimination, or water it down with amendments meaning same s-x couples will not be entirely equal before the law, need to know the community demands an immediate end to this unfairness. This petition will send that message - that now is the time to write this discrimination out of our laws.

When the weight of public opinion is effectively expressed, politicians will follow. That's why we've been busy behind the scenes on this issue, liaising with key decision makers, writing letters to every MP and Senator and visiting politicians face-to-face to take your concerns directly to Canberra. Now it's time for our final push.

We need every last signature to convince the lingering doubters that no excuses remain for not wiping this discrimination off the books. Will you help add to the final figure we present to politicians before they vote? Your signature could be the difference:

www.getup.org.au/campaign/EqualBeforeTheLaw

We know there is majority support for equal rights extending across every demographic, across every region, across every political party in the nation. Tell the politicians it's time they caught up to the people that voted them in.

Tomorrow, with your help, we can travel further down the path to greater equality.

Thanks for being a part of this,
The GetUp team

PS - Join over 70% of Australians, and every State and Territory, in supporting an end to discrimination against same s-x couples. Click here to help ensure Australians aren't treated like second-class citizens purely on the basis of their s-xual orientation.

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Old 14th Oct 2008, 01:23 AM   #2
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That would be awesome ....however, I'm gunna be the total online cynic and say that it's probably just spam I don't think a petition of this type would be collected in the manner, but that's just my impression. Anything in an inbox that wants your name or any details is spam in my eyes

However, prove me wrong! For the first time, I would love to be wrong
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Nah its not spam...

Get uo is actualy a credable organisation.. they were responcible for the folowing ads;

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Haha *removes foot from mouth*

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I signed it,
thanks for letting us know about it dictionary!
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