Following today’s Indiana Senate vote on House Joint Resolution 3 (HJR-3), Libertarian Party of Indiana State Chairman Dan Drexler issued the following statement:
While there is cause to celebrate today’s successful delay of discriminatory efforts to define personal relationships in our Constitution, the regrettable reality is that Indiana law still forbids consenting adults the right to define relationships as they choose.
We commend Freedom Indiana for its leading efforts in bringing about this two-year delay.
While many Hoosiers have advocated the importance a statewide referendum on HJR-3, popular vote is not and should not be a tool of the masses to control the few.
The Libertarian Party will continue to work toward our goal of removing government influence over personal relationships entirely.
Good statement there.
Glad to see The Indiana Libertarian Party take a stand in opposition to this proposal to ban non-discriminatory marriage.
Freedom Indiana is a “statewide bipartisan coalition of businesses, faith leaders, civil rights and community organizations, and individuals united to defeat HJR-3.” HJR-3 “would permanently ban all protections for same-sex couples and their families and remove existing protections for unmarried Hoosiers.”
Many Indiana businesses support Freedom Indiana because they believe discrimination would make skilled professionals and other valued employees hesitant to live in Indiana.
More information @ http://www.freedomindiana.org/