The National Organization for Marriage
(NOM) has taken out a newspaper ad criticizing Republican lawmakers
who voted against repealing New Hampshire's 2-year-old gay marriage
law.
Roughly 100 Republican House members
last month voted against the measure sponsored by GOP colleague David
Bates.
The
full page ad, which lists the names of all the Republicans who
voted against repeal, states: “The cause of marriage was betrayed
by the Republican state representatives listed below. They led
voters to believe they supported traditional marriage, but instead
voted in favor of same-sex marriage. They stood with Democrats from
New York who created and funded a phony 'Republican' front-group.
They stood with interests who want to rip traditional marriage from
the GOP platform. They stood against every major Republican
candidate for president.”
“Contact the Republican legislators
below and let them know how disappointed you are, and that you intend
to hold them accountable for abandoning marriage.”
NOM President Brian Brown added in a
statement: “In 2010, NOM spent over $1 million to elect
pro-marriage candidates in New Hampshire. We intend to play a
significant role in supporting candidates this year as well. We
invite pro-marriage candidates of either party, Republicans and
Democrats, to step up and run for office so that we can help elect a
pro-marriage legislative majority in November. The people of New
Hampshire support marriage as the union of one man and one woman, and
we will not rest until the Legislature corrects the mistake that was
made in 2009.”
(Related: Republicans
play key role in defeating New Hampshire gay marriage repeal.)