Letters to the Editor
The following was faxed to the Senate President, the Speaker, and Senator Antonioni, and emailed to Rep Goguen Tuesday (4-12-2005) by a local citizen.

TO: SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SALVATORE F. DIMASI
SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT E. TRAVAGLINI
Senator Robert Antonioni
Representative Emile Goguen

       If the legislators in the Commonwealth are for "democracy," why didn't they let their constituents vote on such an important issue - as 18 other states have?
I thank my representative Emile Goguen for not only being a man of virtue in this matter, but more so for being the ONLY legislator with the courage to act on that virtue.
       I also would like to thank Gov. Romney, the Mass. legislature, and the Mass SJC for Election 2004 results across the nation. Due to your inaction, you activated millions who otherwise may not have been so inclined to vote.
       Why do you think Thomas Jefferson wrote the opening paragraph on the Declaration of Independence and why has it been avoided, unlike the second paragraph, which is based upon the "truths" outlined in its previous paragraph? The basis for "unalienable Rights" are "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God." We have this chaos today, because these boundaries are being violated, just as any sport that violates their boundaries would be chaos. Can you hear?
       I call on you to end this dilemma by exercising your duty to be the check and balance you are called to honor. Do not let four people impose their tyranny as would a totalitarian government. It would be a violation of democracy if you do. The MA-SJC has become the premier branch of power because the Governor and the legislature have thus far refused to do their duty and the despotic branch is taking advantage of that neglect.

Thank You
Gary Kelly, Fitchburg, MA