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November 20, 2003 Governor Mitt Romney Re: Your Statements About Civil Unions Dear Governor Romney: I am sorry to see that you apparently still do not understand how it was that you were elected to your present position. It occurred only because Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage hammered Senator Birmingham so hard that he failed in his primary race. The Senator publicly acknowledged that many times. You were able to defeat the Democratic candidate, Shannon O'Brien, only because she flip-flopped on the gay marriage/domestic partnership issue. You never realized how important this issue is to the people of Massachusetts even though your wife, son and daughter-in-law were publicly embarrassed when you criticized them for signing the Protection of Marriage Amendment. The people of Massachusetts have not gone down this long hard road in order to become a clone of Vermont. Most of them realize, as do gay marriage advocates, that domestic partnerships and civil unions are seen only as a steppingstone, by everyone, to gay marriage. We respectfully ask that you seriously reconsider your position. Sincerely,
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