Could us a little help. Im writing a letter to Romney and co.

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Hey everyone. I'm putting together a letter to the Governor on the marriage issue. I am however having one little catch. I have the snail mail addresses for the specific people I am sending it to. (romney travaglini etc...) But what I am really hoping for is a set of addresses that covers the entire house and senate. Right now Im looking at over 100 email addresses and was hoping for a distribution address.

heres the current draft in case anyone is interested.

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Open letter to Governor Romney, and the Massachusetts Legislature.

Ladies and Gentlemen you have been presented with an opportunity that should not be passed lightly or exercised for political position. Massachusetts has been given the choice of determining the first step forward or back in the national debate on marriage. As many of you rush out to present a message affirming the traditional definition of marriage I request you think of your motivations for doing such and the ramifications not only for the commonwealth but also for the nation.

I want Massachusetts to set the example for the nation. I want us to set this behind us and grow, not walk down the well-worn path of “separate but equal”, but to stop look at what we are doing and make the right decision. Lets not fear the hate of those who can not see that regardless of what the State or any Church dictates these are still families deserving of recognition as such. We have walked this road before and we made the wrong decision before.

Now we have the opportunity to make the right decisions and pursue a solution that is egalitarian and just for everyone regardless of the structure of their family or their faith. Right now the choices you see before you are to embrace DPA or to allow non traditional marriage. I offer you a third choice.

Remove the word “marriage” from the laws of the state. Change the current language of the commonwealth’s marriage laws by removing the word “marriage” and replacing with DPA or some other language. In effect removing the word “marriage” from state law. The intent here is that the state recognizes DPA and not “marriage”. By this solution the state can recognize all families regardless of structure and the Churches may choose whom they marry by their faith.

Thus we embrace the values of our constitution and we allow the faiths to retain their definition of marriage for their own parishioners. Thus we remove state endorsement of any family structure or Faith over another from the laws of the commonwealth. The choice before the commonwealth is clear. Either a partial fix is established that fails to meet the needs of both parties and sends us down the road of separate but equal. Or we respect the values of both and give both the recognition they deserve and reserve the term marriage for each faith’s own definitions.

I submit this third choice in the hope that you will take the right step and let this divisive issue pass into history. I hope you all recognize the crossroads we are on and take the road less traveled so we do not repeat history yet again.

I have great pride in the commonwealth. I consider it and honor and a privilege to be a citizen of the state that sets the stage for the national debate on this issue. Please let the example it sets be one we can be proud of. I know I am not alone in hoping that a real solution to this issue is found here and not decades down the road. Our nation suffers from enough division lets not encourage it further.

Respectfully Yours
Nathan Wolfe
Massachusetts Citizen
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