Protest Chris Christie’s Veto of Marriage Equality – Monday March 5/5:30 PM @ Copley Square
Protest Chris Christie’s Veto of Marriage Equality – Monday March 5/5:30 PM @ Copley Square
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) took a stand squarely on the side of bigotry on Friday, February 17th when he vetoed marriage equality legislation passed by that state’s legislature. The day before, the New Jersey Assembly endorsed same-sex marriage by a vote of 42-33; the New Jersey State Senate had approved the bill 24-16. Christie had earlier caused controversy by calling for a referendum vote on marriage equality, saying “I think people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights, rather than fighting and dying in the streets in the South” in the 1960’s. Compared to notorious Alabama Governor George Wallace and Georgia Governor Lester Maddox by openly gay State Assembly person Reed Gusciora, Christie was forced to apologize for insulting the civil rights movement.
Governor Christie comes to Boston on Monday, March 5, 2012 to headline a fundraiser for Republican Senator Scott Brown at the Westin Hotel in Copley Square. Join the Impact MA and other pro-equality organizations intend to protest his veto of marriage equality legislation at a rally to be held in Copley Square from 5:30 to 7 PM. Activists from across Massachusetts are invited to join in the action to send a loud and robust message that marriage equality is coming to America whether the right wing likes it or not. The opposition of craven public officials like Christie will only slow what is an inevitable march to full equality in the United States. They cannot stop the momentum.
The month of February, 2012 has seen tremendous progress toward marriage equality, with three state legislatures passing legislation in quick succession. First, the Washington legislature approved same-sex marriage, and the bill was signed by Governor Christine Gregoire (D) on February 13. The New Jersey legislature passed marriage equality on February 16, and the Maryland State Senate joined that state’s House of Delegates with a vote in favor on February 23, 2012. Governor Martin O’Malley will sign the bill into law. Washington and Maryland become the seventh and eighth states to embrace marriage equality. Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004.
The March 5th protestors will gather at the plaque honoring writer Kahlil Gibran on the Dartmouth Street side of Copley Square. A large turnout will signify that the tide of social change in 21st century America is inexorable. Come together with Join the Impact MA and presage the arrival of full federal equality in all 50 states.
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