WHEN: Saturday, December 16, 2006, 1:30pm
WHERE: Worcester City Hall
Worcester, MA -- Concerned citizens will gather in Worcester on Saturday to
rally for democracy in an effort to push Beacon Hill legislators to vote on
two citizen initiative amendments before them: the Marriage Amendment and
the Healthcare Amendment.
Organized by local activists and civic-minded citizens who support the
marriage amendment, the rally begins at 1:30pm at Worcester City Hall.
Speakers at the rally include RAY FLYNN, former Boston Mayor and Ambassador
to the Vatican; KRIS MINEAU, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute
and spokesman for VoteOnMarriage.org, the organization sponsoring the
marriage amendment; and CHIP FAULKNER, Associate Director of Citizens for
Limited Taxation, the group behind Proposition 2 1/2. Other speakers include
citizens who volunteered to gather signatures for the marriage petition and
local clergy.
"One hundred and nine Massachusetts legislators are shamelessly avoiding the
will of their constituents by playing politics with the marriage amendment
vote," said Shari Worthington, Catholic Citizenship's Public Policy
Coordinator for Worcester. "Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution
clearly states that the legislators shall vote on all amendments legally put
forth by the people. This is America where the will of the people trumps the
will of the politicians. This rally underscore the outrage and disconnect
that citizens feel against those 109 legislators, and is an effort to force
them to follow their constitution."
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