There are 13 senators signed on as cosponsors, whom you might also want to send an email or letter of support. Sen Abraham, Spencer Sen Bingaman, Jeff Sen Breaux, John B. Sen Edwards, John Sen Graham, Bob Sen Kerrey, J. Robert Sen Landrieu, Mary L. Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. Sen Lincoln, Blanche Sen Lugar, Richard G. Sen Robb, Charles S. Sen Voinovich, George V. Share your emails with the rest of us to give us ideas. We need especially to commend them for supporting legislation that will educate the public about the benefits of marriage, the myths of cohabitation and divorce, and about how to make a marriage work. And by the way, Senator Bayh, who is opening the Smart Marriages conference in Denver, was named as being at the top of the list for Al Gore's running mate in USA Today this week. With the world population exploding towards seven billion I would suggest there is far more risk of ruining society through overpopulation and consequent global warming than by a minority of married couples deciding not to breed.
Overpopulation increases tensions between people and leads to intolerance and violence.
The entire population of the world today could fit into the state of Texas, leaving the rest of the world completely empty. The annual growth of world population is only 1.29 per cent, and the population of many countries are in decline. This article goes on to talk about famines that occur naturally and those that are caused by political dictators who use food as a weapon. The Chinese government's policy of forced abortion to limit population growth has also taken its toll - not only in slowing the growth of population, but also in brutal abuse of women who are arrested, forcibly aborted, and then sterilized as punishment for the crime of being pregnant. The article on Black Couples was interesting.