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Dear friend of human dignity,
In an ethically corrupt vote on March 21, Congress passed the dreaded ObamaCare legislation. This disastrous new mandate will not only turn your healthcare decisions over to government bureaucrats, it will force you to pay for the killing of innocent, unborn children!
All seemed hopeless in the aftermath of the vote.
But just five days later, the Colorado Secretary of State certified Personhood Colorado’s “personhood amendment” for the November ballot, giving us the opportunity to fight back on behalf of life, and against ObamaCare.
And that, my friend, is exactly what we’re doing. Please keep reading for all the details . . .
This is our time. Pro-lifers all across the nation must come together to support and pass Amendment 62 — the Personhood Amendment.
You see, if we affirm the God-given dignity of the unborn, they can no longer be treated as property. And this is what ObamaCare does: it treats the preborn, the elderly, the disabled, and anyone who does not measure up to their arbitrary standards as less than a person . . . as human property of the state!
But Personhood USA can land a fatal blow to Obamacare this November — but only if you join us in the fight right now!
Will you join Personhood USA in this critical battle, with both your prayers and your financial support?
(Click Here To Contribute: https://www.personhoodusa.com/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 )
If so, you’ll be working alongside some of the most incredible, life-affirming people ever. When the chips were down, and it looked as if we might come up short in our drive to get Amendment 62 on the ballot, Personhood USA and the pro-life warriors of Colorado came through, producing some 47,000 signatures in just two weeks, and pushing us over the top!
And now we have less than four months to get the word out about Amendment 62 — the Personhood Amendment.
It’s up to you to level the playing field with your faithful financial support.
Now, here’s some of our strategy as we head toward this critical vote . . .
As the old saying goes, “All politics is local.” And that couldn’t be more true than in this coming election!
Time is already short . . . I desperately need your help supporting this vitally important ballot measure.
Click Here To Contribute: https://www.personhoodusa.com/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4
With your sacrificial gift today, you can accomplish so much in the cause of life. Not only is Personhood USA reaching out to the people of Colorado with the truth about life, we’re also building a revolutionary internet tool at MyCampaignTracker.org. With this site, we can focus the energy of pro-lifers across the state, and let them watch their efforts grow!
But the MyCampaignTracker.org project isn’t complete and the programmers hired to get the job done in time haven’t been paid in weeks. I need you to help us finish building the MyCampaignTracker.org.
We only need $13,000 more to complete this vital project. And I’m counting on you to be the one who makes the final push!
The MyCampaignTracker.org project is local campaign empowerment, not only in Colorado but to all of the Personhood Campaigns across the Country.
And I need you to send a sacrificial gift that will enable us to pursue our various strategies to save babies, including getting MyCampaignTracker.org up and running.
(Click Here To Contribute: https://www.personhoodusa.com/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 )
You see, we need to educate the people of Colorado, and get at least 800,000 citizens to vote yes on Amendment 62 this November.
If you believe in what Personhood USA is doing, if you think Personhood for the unborn is a righteous and worthy effort, if you want to stop the killing of babies with your tax dollars, then I need you to make a sacrificial gift today.
We are headed into the heat of battle here in Colorado, and we need your help to secure victory.
Your gift of $50, $125, $250, or even $500 will go a long way toward getting My MyCampaignTracker.org up and running as well as reaching millions of your fellow Coloradans with the message of Personhood. Perhaps you can give more, say, $1000 or even $10,000. Whatever you can give, rest assured, it will be used to end the slaughter of the preborn!
(Click Here To Contribute: https://www.personhoodusa.com/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 )
For far too long, the pro-life movement has been on the defensive, running from one crisis to another, just trying to hold our ground.
But no more. Now we go on the offensive and take the battle to the enemy. We’ve declared war on those who shake their fists at God and shed innocent blood, so now let’s finish the fight together.
From now through November, I need you at my side as we battle the enemies of life. This is your chance to help, to join the fray at the most critical time.
I am pleading with you today, with humbleness and urgency, to pray for the cause of the unborn, pray for the leadership here at Personhood USA, pray for pro-lifers who are committing to our cause every day, pray for the politicians who are beginning to see the momentum of the Personhood strategy, and please pray for me and my family as we give this fight our all.
May God bless you abundantly for what you’ve done and given to the cause of justice for the unborn. Your faithfulness will be rewarded as you give all you can to work His will in this lost and dying word.
Humble in His service,
Keith Mason
Co-Founder Personhood USA
Manager, Amendment 62 Campaign
P.S. The stakes have never been higher for the innocent unborn. Let’s do all we can to stop the moral descent in America that has led to so many, many deaths. Please send your best possible gift today to Personhood USA. To mail a contribution please send it to:
Personhood USA
PO Box 486
Arvada, Co 80001
(Click Here To Contribute: https://www.personhoodusa.com/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 )
Historic Campaign Web Portal Launched for Colorado Personhood Amendment
Historic Campaign Web Portal Launched for Colorado Personhood Amendment
MEDIA ADVISORY, July 2 /Christian Newswire/ — Colorado’s Amendment 62 personhood campaign is set to launch a remarkable Internet tool, MyCampaignTracker.org, on July 4th, 2010. The Tracker will help our state secure recognition of the right to life acknowledged by America’s Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life…”
“We have human rights because we are made in our Creator’s image and likeness,” said amendment co-sponsor Leslie Hanks, “and therefore we have a moral obligation to protect and love our children, born and preborn.”
MyCampaignTracker.org is a multi-functioning website designed to capitalize on the grassroots personhood movement in Colorado, and will be utilized to saturate the state with grassroots activity through November’s election.
MyCampaignTracker.org is designed to encourage the grassroots personhood movement in Colorado to reach local communities across our state with our campaign message of “Persons not Property,” through November’s election.
The innovative MyCampaignTracker.org answers the question: “What can I do to help?” Pro-life Coloradans select a campaign activity, follow simple instructions, and make their campaign efforts visible to other Amendment 62 supporters. Supporters can actually watch their efforts combine into a greater whole to make a difference on behalf of preborn babies in Colorado.
Colorado’s Personhood Amendment has boasted one of the largest volunteer signature campaigns in state history, resulting in one of the largest pro-life grassroots organizations Colorado has ever seen. In March, volunteers surprised naysayers by collecting 46,671 signatures, when only just over 15,000 were required. Colorado personhood volunteers are eager to begin using MyCampaignTracker.org.
“Personhood is a movement of average people, with average resources, fighting an enormous battle against the killing of human persons,” stated Keith Mason, co-founder of Personhood USA. “We have seen these people, many of whom had never volunteered for a pro-life cause before, band together with God’s help to post amazing victories in putting Personhood on the ballot. Now, with MyCampaignTracker.org, we have a phenomenal resource that can help us win in November.”
Amendment 62, co-sponsored by Colorado Right To Life and Personhood Colorado, states: “Person defined. As used in sections 3, 6, and 25 of Article II of the state constitution, the term ‘person’ shall apply to every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.”
Amendment 62 / Personhood, gets more GOP support than in 2008
By Charles Ashby
Monday, May 10, 2010
The last time the personhood amendment made the Colorado ballot in 2008, a number of anti-abortion Republican leaders either distanced themselves from it or outright opposed the idea because they said it went too far.
None of that seems to be the case with the 2010 version of the measure, political observers say.
As a result, all of the top-named GOP candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate have publicly supported the ballot question that would declare that life begins at conception.
That’s a big contrast from 2008, when such top GOP people as then-U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer and Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams, among others, were outspoken critics of the ballot question that voters ultimately trounced by an overwhelmingly 3-1 margin.
This year’s ballot question, known as Amendment 62, is written virtually the same. Instead of saying a human life begins at the moment of fertilization, it says life begins at the “biological development” of that human being.
What’s the difference?
“There isn’t a big difference,” said Gualberto Garcia Jones, director of Personhood Colorado, the group that put both measures on the ballot. “It’s a technicality, but it’s not meant to mislead anyone or give us an excuse to do it again.”
The ultimate goal is to make abortion illegal, and the ballot means to do that by drawing what would almost certainly be a court challenge. Garcia Jones and other personhood supporters hope that inevitable lawsuit will lead to a reversal of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that led to legalized abortions.
In 2008, however, top GOP leaders such as Wadhams and Schaffer said if the personhood measure ended up in court, it ran the risk of solidifying that court ruling rather than reversing it.
But while Garcia Jones disagreed with arguments against the 2008 ballot question now just as much as he did then, he was surprised to learn it’s winning support among such mainstream political candidates as Jane Norton and Ken Buck, who are running for U.S. Senate, and Dan Maes and Scott McInnis, who announced his support for the idea at a Western Colorado Conservative Alliance debate last week.
“Just goes to show you, I’m the director of the campaign and I didn’t know that,” he said. “If they’re supporting it, it’s probably because of a combination of their principles and the political climate.”
Democrats are just as much against the idea this year as they were the last time, and they’re not alone. The Colorado Catholic Conference, which represents the state’s three Catholic dioceses on matters of public policy, is expected to come out against it this year as it did in 2008.
Political pollster Floyd Ciruli said the politics behind the ballot question, just like politics in general this year compared to 2008, are entirely different.
That election was viewed as a big Democratic year, and polarizing GOP social issues such as abortion were unlikely to go anywhere, Ciruli said.
This year the political landscape is more favorable to Republicans, and any issue that would bring conservative voters to the polls is something they need to embrace, he said.
“This is a primary in which these front-runner candidates are being challenged by their right,” Ciruli said. “Not only do they need to win that challenge, they still need lots of enthusiasm from that block of voters. When you look down the repertoire of what they have said, they are consistently taking the most conservative views that they might have waffled on a few years ago.”
Like Ciruli, Wadhams said taking such far-right stances on social issues won’t hurt Republican candidates in general elections as they may have in the past, because the electorate as a whole isn’t focused on them.
Historically, candidates on both sides of the political aisle tended to steer clear of such hot-button issues that can pull them too far from the center. But this year, the focus is so directed on the economy, jobs and fiscal matters, such issues as abortion will almost go unnoticed, Wadhams said.
“I don’t think is this is going to be a defining issue in these campaigns either way,” he said. “What is far more of issue is the cost, scope, size and power of government. That has to do with the stimulus bill, the health care bill, cap and trade, car taxes. Those are the issues that define the agenda of 2010.”
Colorado Personhood Amendment Submits 46,671 Signatures – Ensures Spot on 2010 Ballot.
DENVER/ March 18 – Personhood Colorado, sponsors of the 2010 Personhood Amendment, today submitted 46,671 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office.
On March 4, the Colorado Secretary of State disclosed that 20.63% of the 79,648 signatures submitted by Personhood Colorado were invalid. As allowed by Colorado law, volunteers then had 15 days to replace the invalid signatures with new, valid voter signatures. That translated to over 1,000 signatures per day.
“Over the past few days, the massive quantities of signatures that poured in just amazed us,” remarked Gualberto Garcia-Jones, co-sponsor of the Personhood Ballot initiative.”That means that we collected over 2,600 signatures each day, about 2 signatures per minute. Some of our volunteers were working all hours of the day, and that is a testament to what we already knew – that Colorado citizens recognize the value of human life and have worked extremely hard to see that each human life is protected.”
The 700+ volunteer petitioners worked around the clock to gather signatures, frequenting churches, grocery stores, Tuesday Caucuses, and other public venues. Many college age church volunteers circulated the petition at Colorado St. Patrick’s Day Parades and college campuses.
“We were told that we needed to replace over 15,000 of our signatures,” commented Keith Mason, co-founder of Personhood USA. “We knew we could do it, because when you are working on such a critical, life and death issue, volunteers are passionate. We knew it would take a lot of hard work and determination, but we never expected such an outpouring of support. It is clear that the people of Colorado wanted to make a statement – that every human life should be protected by love and by law. This effort is more alive and vibrant than ever.”
“We’re so thankful for help from American Life League, Durago-based pro-life group LifeGuard, Personhood USA, and dozens of other pro-life organizations. With their help, we faced a daunting task and succeeded beyond our wildest expectations, glory be to God!” added Leslie Hanks, co-sponsor of the Personhood Amendment. “Now, we’re ready to begin campaigning for life and preparing for victory in November.”
For Interviews Call Keith Mason at 202-595-3500
PersonhoodColorado.com
Press Conference Today to Announce Personhood Signature Count, Also Announcing Plans to Sue Colorado Secretary Of State.
DENVER / Personhood USA / March 17 – Personhood Colorado has scheduled a press conference to announce plans for a lawsuit against the Secretary of State’s office. Immediately following the announcement, Personhood Colorado will reveal the number of signatures collected over the past 15 days and submit them to the Secretary of State.
Personhood Colorado has sponsored a ballot initiative to amend the State Constitution recognizing the Personhood rights of all humans, from their biological beginning to their natural death.
On March 4, the Colorado Secretary of State disclosed that 15,690 valid signatures would be due today March 18th. Personhood Colorado submitted 79,648 signatures on February 12th 2010, the Secretary of State deemed 20.63% of those signatures “invalid.”
As allowed by Colorado law, volunteers then had 15 days to replace the invalid signatures with new, voter signatures. That translated to over 1,000 signatures per day.
Press Conference Details:
WHO: Personhood Colorado
WHAT: Announcement regarding planned lawsuit and final signature count
WHERE: 1700 Broadway Street (in front of Wells Fargo Building)
WHEN: Thursday, March 18, 2010, at 2:00pm
For More Information Call:
Gualberto Garcia Jones or Keith Mason 303-456-2800
PersonhoodColorado.com
Colorado Personhood Ballot Initiative Must Replace 15,000 signatures in 15 Days
Colorado Personhood Ballot Initiative Must Replace 15,000 signatures in 15 Days
Denver, Colorado – The Colorado Secretary of State has disclosed that 15,690 of the 79,648 signatures submitted by Personhood Colorado were invalid. Beginning today, March 4, Personhood Colorado will have 15 days, per state initiative law, to replace the signatures.
Every ballot initiative campaign faces the challenge of validating signatures. Incorrect, illegible, or old addresses are typically the culprits, as petition signatures must match the recorded registered voter’s address.
“This is not unexpected news,” commented Keith Mason, co-founder of Personhood USA. “We anticipated that this 15 day curing period would be evoked, and we have been diligently preparing to get over 1,000 signatures each day of the 15 day period. It will be a challenge, but we are ready to get started.”
Personhood Colorado submitted 79,648 signatures on February 12. 76,047 valid signatures were required to put the measure on the 2010 ballot.
“On March 18, we fully expect to have 15,690 valid signatures to submit to the secretary of State’s office, ensuring that the Personhood Amendment is on the 2010 ballot,” continued Mason. “Once the amendment is on the ballot, we will see that every person is protected by love and by law.”
Personhood Colorado is required to submit 15,690 valid signatures of Colorado registered voters on March 18 by 3:00pm.
For More Information
Call 303-456-2800
www.personhoodcolorado.com
Colorado goes into overtime, your support needed today!
Dear Allies In The Battle For Human Dignity, Wednesday 8:56 PM
Great things have happened in Colorado. We are in the epicenter of the Personhood explosion across the country! And that is largely because of your support and prayers! Thank you!
Now we need of you more than ever, the situation couldn’t be more critical!
I just got off the phone with the Secretary of State in Colorado. Even though we turned in over 79,000 signatures it was not enough. The SOS has thrown out 15,690 signatures he called “invalid”.
Now we have 15 days to mobilize our volunteers and finish the job. The good news is we are READY! We have been working to prepare and now we can finish the job. Our volunteers are working already to gather the15,690 signatures to finish the job.
The bad news: every single penny we have for Colorado has been spent. To mobilize our forces we critically need $9,425 TODAY!
There’s no time to spare, so I am counting on you to click here
https://www.personhoodusa.com/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4
right now and contribute your best gift to finish the job in Colorado!
A volunteer called me a few days ago, and thanked us for doing this again. He is encouraged that we are willing to fight for the preborn no matter what! And he’s confident that 2010 will be a great year for ALL conservative issues.
I couldn’t agree more! The “political winds” are blowing like a hurricane in our direction. Every sane voter is fed up with the crazy liberals right now!
That’s one reason it is critical to regain ballot access, but not the only one.
The most important reason for you to click here
https://www.personhoodusa.com/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4
and contribute your very best gift today is the beautiful ministry and education that happens when personhood hits the ballot.
This year, and this vote, (IF we gain ballot access), will be huge for the tiny defenseless preborn persons and the adults who need to learn about the dignity of all people.
We already know what the pro-death industry will say, but their deceptions and scare tactics will not work this time!
So I write you today with utmost urgency. Can we count on you to help us with your best gift of $1,000 $300 or $50 right now? If 100 people could give $94.25 RIGHT NOW, we would have the funds we need to put gas in our tanks, send out communications and fully mobilize thousands of volunteers.
Will you be a part of this victory today? I pray so, would you pray and see what the Lord leads you to contribute?
God’s grace be with you,
Keith Mason
Personhood USA
PS feel free to call us with any questions at the Colorado Office 303-456-2800 and if you would like to rush a check in the mail you can do so by mailing it to:
PO Box 486
Arvada, Co 80001
Keith
To Contribute with your credit card follow this link:
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Please come to the Colorado Petition Overtime Rallies THIS WEEKEND.
Attention faithful petitioners,
As you may have heard, we are about to begin “bonus time” for getting any signatures that were thrown out.
Soon, the Colorado Secretary of State will let us know how many errors he found and thus how many additional signatures we must get to make it on the ballot. We’ll have 15 days to make it happen.
Come join us at our “bonus time” kickoff rallies in Colorado Springs and Denver.
With Special Guest: Cal Zastrow Co Founder of Personhood USA
He will be in town to inspire and kick our butts!
Denver Rally
Saturday, Mar 6 at 3pm-5pm
Alma Temple
1340 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
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Colorado Spring Rally
Sunday, Mar 7 at 3pm-5pm
Saint Dominic
331 Main St
Security, CO 80911
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At each rally we will be getting signatures as a group afterwards, so get ready to be encouraged and to finish the job here in Colorado.
Hope to see you there, for more information call the office at 303-456-2800
Gualberto Garcia Jones
Director
Personhood Colorado
Determined To Save The Soul Of The Nation
Determined To Save The Soul Of The Nation
Across the country, groundswells of Personhood efforts have already altered the focus of the pro-life movement, and over the President’s Day weekend, those efforts were realized.
In two key states, we gathered enough signatures to put “Personhood” on the ballot. This Personhood Movement and the initiatives it has produced have only one goal: To restore God given dignity to every human person.
I had the honor of attending victory rallies for Personhood in both Mississippi and Colorado. The fervent energy that burns in the hearts of the valiant advocates of Personhood was an encouragement that almost defies description! Although the rallies were held over one thousand miles apart, both possessed the same purpose that can only be present when Christians band together and sacrifice their time, talent and energy for the love and protection of their neighbors.
Following the examples of heroes like Rosa Parks and William Wilberforce, Colorado volunteers collected nearly 80,000 signatures to place the “Personhood Amendment” on the ballot for a second consecutive election. And this historic achievement was the result of the sweat and labor of purely grassroots volunteers. Just a few days later and with tears of joy, faithful volunteers delivered over 130,000 signatures to Mississippi’s Secretary of State, affirming the God-given right to life of all people. The boxes of dog eared petitions were carried into the office of the Secretary of State by mothers, daughters, fathers and sons, and most notably Mississippi’s Lt. Governor, and front-running 2011 gubernatorial candidate Phil Bryant!
We cannot know the exact effects these amendments will bring. But it is certain here and now that we have won major victories. Volunteers gathered over 200,000 signatures in two states. 2,500 churches opened their doors to the Personhood Movement. We boldly proclaimed to hundreds of thousands of people that all human life is sacred: asking and answering the provocative question: “When should human rights begin?”. While these are all victories in their own right —and are undeniable evidence of the power of this movement — there remains a larger accomplishment that I believe will prove most indelible upon the soul of the nation.
That victory, (and I believe the most significant fruit of the Personhood Movement) is the determination now manifest in the hearts of the thousands of volunteers who are making Personhood a reality. I felt its power lift my spirit with the strength of a three-fold cord at the victory rallies. Recognizing themselves in the tiniest among us, these Christians are engaging the culture around them and selflessly giving of their time, talents and money to affirm the God-given right of Personhood for all children including the pre-born.
Undaunted by anti-personhood naysayers, these volunteers have committed their hearts, and their hands to turn back the perpetration of the most diabolical crime ever committed; a crime that includes the dehumanization and murder of an entire class of citizens. It is this determination, built upon the firm pillars of science, religion, and the common conscience of all humanity that will bring victory over the injustice of abortion. We are witnessing the emerging dominance of the most significant human rights movement of our lifetime because Christians are engaging the culture with Personhood. And the culture is responding!
I’m overwhelmed to think of the hundreds of thousands of people reached with the message of Personhood by this young and growing army of dedicated volunteers. And with the increasing momentum of the Personhood argument comes ever more Personhood volunteers determined to communicate to millions the truth that every human is a person and should be protected by love and by law. Such determination is the real victory. And while, like the future effects of the law establishing Personhood, its ultimate impact remains to be fully revealed, this victory has convinced me that dignity shall be restored to all humans. Praise God!
Keith Mason
Co Founder – Personhood USA
Personhood USA is a grassroots, Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
Colorado Does it Again - Personhood Colorado Announces Successful Signature Campaign
DENVER / Christian Newswire / February 12 – Personhood Colorado submitted signatures to the Secretary of State’s office today for the Colorado Personhood Amendment. The signatures submitted totaled 79,817, although only 76,047 were required. All signatures are pending validation by the Colorado Secretary of State’s office.
“We are thrilled with these results. These signatures represent thousands of hours of hard work,” remarked Gualberto Garcia-Jones, co-sponsor of the amendment. “All of our volunteers are 100% committed to seeing that the dignity and personhood of preborn babies is recognized in Colorado, and it shows.”
The proposed amendment states “Section 32. Person defined. As used in sections 3*, 6**, and 25*** of Article II of the state constitution, the term “person” shall apply to every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.”
The signature campaign had hundreds of churches that petitioned repeatedly, along with over 1,000 petition circulators and even more volunteers. All signatures submitted were gathered by volunteers, and the campaign was 100% volunteer-run, with no paid petitioners or staff.
“Colorado is paving the way for personhood,” commented Keith Mason, co-founder of Personhood USA. “Hundreds of thousands of Americans are catching the vision of personhood , and we expect that several other states will soon follow Colorado in putting personhood on the ballot.”
Once the signatures are verified by the Colorado Secretary of State, the amendment will be placed on the 2010 ballot and put to a vote.
“Our grassroots, volunteer campaign will continue to be a success, because we are working towards a very worthy cause – protecting the lives of innocent Colorado citizens,” Garcia-Jones continued. “The 79,817 signatures are an indicator that the people of Colorado are determined to protect innocent life; we will not rest until every child is protected by love and by law.”
Personhood Colorado is a grassroots organization comprised of Colorado citizens who value all human life, from biological beginning to natural death. Personhood Colorado has sponsored the Personhood Amendment to the Colorado constitution.
Personhood USA is leading the charge of the Personhood Movement, Please help us push forward with your donation today !
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