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...wtf?! Nononono! We are not going BACKWARDS!
On September 14th, the state legislature will convene as a constitutional convention to consider a proposed amendment, known as the Travaglini-Lees amendment, that would eliminate equal rights for same-sex couples in Massachusetts and replace them with separate-and-unequal civil unions. Lawmakers need to hear that the citizens of Massachusetts support equality for all. Please call your legislators today and tell them to reject this amendment!
Sen. Charles Shannon Jr.
Phone: (617) 722-1578
Rep. Patricia Jehlen
Phone: (617) 722-2676
Already two of the “top lieutenants of state Senate President Robert E. Travaglini” have gotten the message, and have said they will vote against their boss's proposed constitutional amendment. Now tell your state representatives and senators to follow suit. Urge them to oppose the Travaglini-Lees amendment that would roll back the civil rights of gay and lesbian Bay Staters!
Sen. Charles Shannon Jr.
Phone: (617) 722-1578
Rep. Patricia Jehlen
Phone: (617) 722-2676
In addition to the onslaught on basic rights that gay men and lesbians are facing in the Capitol, on September 7th, Attorney General Tom Reilly certified for signature collection a proposed ballot initiative to pass an anti-gay constitutional amendment that would strip same-sex couples of not only the right to marry, but any and all legal protections. This even more extreme and mean-spirited amendment is supported by Governor Mitt Romney, and several anti-gay and far right organizations that will be collecting signatures this fall in an effort to get the proposed amendment placed on the ballot in 2008. Because of the Attorney General’s regrettable decision, the fight for equality is guaranteed to be a long one, but it is vital that we stop the Travaglini-Lees amendment now, and keep the momentum on our side as we work toward equal justice.
-I snagged the above from People For the American Way, and am so going to be calling those numbers today, after classes. *ticked off* What the hell? California caves so MA decides, "Right, well, we're not special anymore, we'll just take that back?" Hah.
Yeah right.
We fought to get those rights, and Reilly & Romney are crazy if they think that we're just going to roll right over and let them be taken away without fighting again.
Sen. Charles Shannon Jr.
Phone: (617) 722-1578
Rep. Patricia Jehlen
Phone: (617) 722-2676
Already two of the “top lieutenants of state Senate President Robert E. Travaglini” have gotten the message, and have said they will vote against their boss's proposed constitutional amendment. Now tell your state representatives and senators to follow suit. Urge them to oppose the Travaglini-Lees amendment that would roll back the civil rights of gay and lesbian Bay Staters!
Sen. Charles Shannon Jr.
Phone: (617) 722-1578
Rep. Patricia Jehlen
Phone: (617) 722-2676
In addition to the onslaught on basic rights that gay men and lesbians are facing in the Capitol, on September 7th, Attorney General Tom Reilly certified for signature collection a proposed ballot initiative to pass an anti-gay constitutional amendment that would strip same-sex couples of not only the right to marry, but any and all legal protections. This even more extreme and mean-spirited amendment is supported by Governor Mitt Romney, and several anti-gay and far right organizations that will be collecting signatures this fall in an effort to get the proposed amendment placed on the ballot in 2008. Because of the Attorney General’s regrettable decision, the fight for equality is guaranteed to be a long one, but it is vital that we stop the Travaglini-Lees amendment now, and keep the momentum on our side as we work toward equal justice.
-I snagged the above from People For the American Way, and am so going to be calling those numbers today, after classes. *ticked off* What the hell? California caves so MA decides, "Right, well, we're not special anymore, we'll just take that back?" Hah.
Yeah right.
We fought to get those rights, and Reilly & Romney are crazy if they think that we're just going to roll right over and let them be taken away without fighting again.