Lynne Osterman – House File 1054 Marriage Equality – Minnesota House Testimony

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[Lynne Osterman] Source: LYBIO.net
Thank you, Mr. Chair and Committee members. I apologize for my voice, this morning I am suffering a cold. I’m Lynne Osterman from New Hope, and I thank you sincerely for the opportunity to be part of this discussion. When I was a sophomore in college, I set the goal to serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives. And when I got here, thinking I was going to be a thoughtful citizen legislature, I was ill prepared for the partisanship that greeted my class, the Chair’s class of 2002.

I served as a Republican because of my interest in smaller government, and it was incredibly counterintuitive to me to then upon my arrival tell citizens how the government wanted them to live their lives. I didn’t come to St. Paul to single out same sex couples, and their families, but in my only term as a member, I cast a politically expedient vote in favor of DOMA, and I have regretted that ever since. It was not my conscience or my own compass.

[Lynne Osterman] Source: LYBIO.net
My dad is a retired Presbyterian minister. In fact he served the congregation that Reverend Chadwick now serves. I’ve heard lots of Bible based sermons over the years, and never once, did I hear that someone else’s love was somehow lesser than the love between my parents. I’m now 55 years. My husband of almost 26 years and I have established and demonstrated our decision making priorities with our two children stressing people are more important, it’s never been well except for those people.

Nothing in my life says it’s okay to treat people differently than how I would want to be treated, fairly, respectfully, equally, and that’s really what this conversation is about. Whether you believe in big government or small, do you believe in fair, respectful, equal, is it ever okay to say, well except for those people. I feel like I’m at the Oscars, I see the red sign.

Law makers before us, you, all over this nation have had conversations about equality, respectability and fairness. We’ve all taken our history classes and could come up with our own list of instances.

[Lynne Osterman] Source: LYBIO.net
What were the polls like for those issues? Was everyone ready, when our elected officials check the reins and led our communities, state and nations of those laws were changed. Voting no today this session might seem politically expedient but I can tell you from experience that you will have to live knowing that a no vote is not fair, it’s not respectful and it’s not equal. I blew my vote, and I’m imploring you, please get this right. Minnesota citizens just want you to lead.

Thank you for your time.

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