I wish I could be wishing you a Happy New Year... but right now I can't as it is not starting out on a positive note.  I am grateful to all those who helped out over the last year but I need to ask each and everyone of you to help out again, (hopefully for the last time!)

Tomorrow, the group "vote on marriage" has teamed up with several church parishes and hate organizations to organize 9 bus loads of protesters to hold signs outside the State House in an effort to pressure our legislators to back down from protecting our marriage rights.  They plan to make it appear that the majority of the state is angry at our legislature for procedurally killing the petition to ban gay marriage.  More than ever before, we need a mass display of support.. 
we need each and everyone on this list to make a stand at the MA State House tomorrow ...either in person, by phone, or by email.  Preferably all of the above.  

Timeline why we need you tomorrow: 

November
The legislature met, debated, and voted on the first of 2 amendments that would take away our right to marriage protection. Then, the majority (109 heroic legislators) voted to recess to January 2, assuming no one would come back on the last day of the legislative year... effectively killing the petition.
   

November - December
OUR OPPOSITION HAS SENT IN FAR MORE LETTERS TO LOCAL PAPERS THAN WE HAVE.. attacking the heroic legislators who chose to kill this amendment.

"Governor" Romney used taxpayer money to stage an elaborate press event on the steps of the State House with the Groups behind the petition measure.

The group "Vote of Marriage" filed a federal lawsuit against the legislators who chose to kill the amendment through procedural means.

THE MA SJC RULED THAT THEY CANNOT FORCE THE LEGISLATURE TO VOTE BUT OFFICIALLY STATED THAT IT IS THEIR DUTY IN OFFICE TO VOTE... This formal statement is not good for us at all.

Our opposition printed and distributed wanted posters with WITH THE HOME NUMBERS of our heroes, for the bigots to harrass.