Vote "NO" on Illinois HB1826.

Dear Representative Holbrook:

I am writing concerning an upcoming vote on HB1826, legislation that would legalize civil unions.

The bill is written to allow unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples to enter civil unions.

HB1826 provides that the "protections, benefits, and responsibilities of partners in a civil union are the same as those granted to spouses in a marriage."This legislation equates homosexual unions with heterosexual marriage.

It reduces every marriage in Illinois to a civil union, and for the misguided purpose of affirming homosexual relationships - something marriage cannot do.

Please vote "NO" on HB1826.