[1820] in peace2
oppose gay marriage ban amendment today! (MA H4840)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Wed Jul 17 12:14:27 2002
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:14:15 -0400
From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
>A Letter From Representative Barrios
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>As a State Representative I know how phone calls on the day the
>legislature takes up an issue can make a big difference. Today the
>legislature is likely to decide the fate of H 4840 the anti-gay ballot
>initiative that would prohibit nearly any legal recognition of families
>formed by same-sex couples.
>
>You can make a difference! I ask you to do two things. First, if you
>have not already called your State Senator and State Representative
>this week to ask them to do all that they can to oppose H 4840, please
>do so now (the Constitutional Convention begins at 2:00 but even after
>2:00 legislative aides will tell their legislators how many calls they
>are getting). Second, please ask as many other people as you can to
>call their legislators in opposition to H 4840. The switchboard # at
>the State House is 617-722-2000. If you don't know who your legislators
>are then visit EqualMarriage.org. The Freedom to Mary Coalition has a
> system that will allow you to identify your legislators simply by
>entering your street address.
>
>The supporters of H 4840 are starting to flood legislators with last
>minute phone calls. We, the opponents of H 4840, must also be heard
>today.
>
>Please, I urge you, call your legislators today and ask your friends to do
>the same. It is especially important that we get calls into legislators
>who represent districts outside Boston. Please make it your goal to ask
>at least 5 people to call the legislature today in opposition to H 4840.
>
>Lastly, to the many of you who have already contacted your legislators
>and/or taken other actions to defeat H 4840, I thank you. There can be
>no question but that your activism has made a difference on Beacon Hill.
>
>Representative Jarrett Barrios Cambridge
