NOM Endorsed Scott Brown for US Senate

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has endorsed Scott Brown in his run for the US Senate in today's special election in Massachusetts.

On the weekened, NOM sent a mass email message to supporters of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and urged support for the independent Republican who appears to have overtaken his Democratic opponent, Martha Coakley, in the latest opinion polls.

The email, sent by NOM's executive director Brian Brown (no relation to Scott Brown), says in part:

Tomorrow's special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts could be a game-changer when it comes to protecting marriage in Washington, DC!

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The contrasts in this race couldn't be clearer.

Republican Scott Brown was one of a courageous few who voted in favor of the Massachusetts Marriage Amendment in the Massachusetts legislature.

Democrat Martha Coakley, meanwhile, is a radical same-sex marriage activist. In her role as Massachusetts Attorney General, she even sued the federal government to have the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) declared unconstitutional.

That's why NOM has endorsed Scott Brown for U.S. Senate and why we invested $50,000 in independent expenditures in this race over the past several days.

Scott Brown may be on the verge of becoming the first Republican Senator from Massachusetts since 1972. More importantly, his election would help protect DOMA and send a resounding message to the pro-same-sex marriage leadership in Washington. No longer would they have the virtually unlimited power of a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

And if a Republican can win in Massachusetts (or even come close!) how many red-state Democrats would be willing to put their seats on the line by voting to repeal DOMA in an election year?

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For reaction from SSMers see: DCAgenda - "NOM e-mail blast urges vote for Brown in Mass. election."

NOM sends this e-mail blast to supporters after a number of LGBT advocates blasted Brown for his record on LGBT issues. The advocates expresssed their views in a joint statement DC Agenda received on Sunday.

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