To our friends and
neighbors:
Thank you for your great help yesterday getting our
#RevereCasinoIsIllegal message out to the Gaming Commission. Today, we need
your help reaching out to our elected officials. State Representative Carlo
Basile
told the Globe he is standing with the
people of East Boston and agrees "the law was written specifically so that both
communities had to say yes." With the Gaming Commission hearing Suffolk Downs
new proposal this week,
the timing is
critical for the rest of our elected officials to say publicly that a
Revere-only casino was not on the ballot and
would be
illegal.
Our outreach is already working; we've
seen an uptick in vocal support and acknowledgment. Please keep up the pressure:
reach out to any/all of the elected officials listed below to let them know we
will hold them accountable for the actions they take in response to Suffolk
Downs' demands. Again, we are asking you to reach out however you can--Tweet
it, Facebook it, Instagram it, email, phone--you name it. Use your preferred
method(s) (ideally, use more than one) and help get the message out. Tell your
friends and neighbors--in Eastie and beyond to reach out too.
Thank you for your support! Please see
sample tweets and emails below.
Day 2
Message:
Targeted Tweet:
@mayortommenino "Who funded the NO group?" WE didn't take
casino money. O'Donnell maxed w/ you. #WhoFundedOurPols
#RevereCasinoIsIllegal
(scroll
down for a suggested phone call/email script)
Contact info for other
Boston Electeds:
Mayor-Elect Marty Walsh
Mayor Tom Menino
Twitter:
@mayortommenino
Facebook:
https://www.
facebook.com/MayorMenino
1st Suffolk & Middlesex District State Senator Anthony
Petruccelli
1st Suffolk District State Representative Carlo Basile
Felix Arroyo
Michelle Wu
Ayanna Pressley
Michael Flaherty
District Councilors
D3 Frank Baker
D4 Charles Yancey
D5 Tim McCarthy
Rob Consalvo
D6 Matt O'Malley
D7 Tito Jackson
D8 Josh Zakim
Mike Ross
D9 Mark Ciommo
If you are calling or
emailing, please use or adapt this open letter: http://ow.ly/d/1F5D (and below).
Subject line: Revere Casino is
Illegal
An Open Letter To Our
Elected Officials and The Massachusetts Gaming Commission:
I am [writing/calling] on behalf
of the 4,281 East Boston voters who soundly defeated the ill-conceived proposal
for a casino at Suffolk Downs on November 5.
Suffolk Downs' casino proposal
failed. The developer was unable to choose or properly vet a casino operator.
Unambiguously located in both East Boston and Revere, the developer failed to
win the East Boston vote. Massachusetts law clearly states that if a proposed
casino is located in more than one city or town, it must win a referendum
vote in both communities. East Boston said NO; Suffolk Downs' casino
application is dead.
Suffolk Downs is now trying to
circumvent the law by suggesting it can simply "move the goalposts" to the
Revere side, but a Revere-only casino is not what residents of East Boston or
Revere were called to vote for. East Boston voters said "no" to the impacts that
a Suffolk Downs casino would bring, and a Revere-only casino will create the
same impacts. Enough is enough - Suffolk Downs is no longer a legitimate
contender. Any attempt to move forward with a Revere- only casino proposal is a
deliberate effort to disenfranchise East Boston voters and circumvent the clear
intent of the law. No Eastie Casino is outraged this idea could even be
entertained.
East Boston residents expect and
demand our elected officials to uphold and enforce the law, stand for the will
of the people, and reject Suffolk Downs' last ditch effort to install a casino
in our community.
No Eastie Casino calls on the
Massachusetts Gaming Commission to adhere to the proper licensing
procedures and application deadlines previously set forth.
The law is clear and the voters
have spoken. We insist that Suffolk Downs be immediately removed from
consideration for a gaming license.
We will not tolerate any breach
of the law or the public process. We will continue to fight to keep East Boston
safe for families and small businesses. We will not stop until this threat to
our community has been removed once and for all.
[Your Name]
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