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Petition to Remove Amendment Two. Petition summary and background

On November 4th, 2008 Amendment 2 was voted on and passed with a 62% majority. This amendment was set before the voters with vague language, which led some voters to misunderstand the amendment as solely to ban gay marriage. The passing of this amendment takes away important rights and benefits from all unmarried couples, heterosexual and homosexual, affecting [# of Floridians?]. With such an amendment directly affecting the rights and benefits of such a high number of Floridians, this amendment and its passing should be reexamined by the government of Florida. We find this amendment to incorporate religious thermos to legally define the union of any couple in the eyes of the state; thus, merging church and state in a way which contradicts the founding principles of the American government. This amendment discriminates against those whose commitment cannot be legally defined as "marriage", in terms as previously set forth in the Florida Constitution; denying these individuals rights to legally join in a union with another consenting adult. Thus, denying these individuals all benefits and rights which come with said union. This amendment further discriminates against couples who do not wish to legally define their commitment as "marriage," in terms as previously set forth in the Florida Constitution; denying these individuals the right to freely choose how to legally define their union with another consenting adult.

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We, the undersigned, petition the Florida Supreme Courts to find Amendment 2 of the Florida Constitution unconstitutional, based on the aspects of the amendment which deny the right for couples to legally join in a union of any manner other than marriage, as previously defined in the Florida Constitution, as the joining of one man and one woman.

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