Sep 3, 2008 / 01:56 am
A successful petition drive by a Gainesville, Florida civic group will place a Charter Amendment on the March 2009 ballot to revoke a Gainesville City Council decision legalizing the use of opposite-sex bathrooms by men who perceive themselves as women and vice versa.
“Citizens for Good Public Policy,” a coalition of business, religious, and community leaders, held a press conference last week to announce that 6,343 petition signatures were validated by the Supervisor of Elections. More registered Gainesville voters reportedly signed the petitions than voted for the city mayor in the most recent election.
Cain Davis, Executive Director of Citizens For Good Public Policy, commented on the successful petition drive, saying: “The citizens of Gainesville are encouraged about having the opportunity to vote on this issue, which will ensure their laws accurately reflect their beliefs and values.”
The Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center, which has acted as legal counsel for the coalition and helped draft the charter amendment, said in a press release that the amendment will prevent the addition of “a multitude of bizarre special rights categories that are being pushed by radical groups with a national agenda.”