Brian and all: Way back at the 1990 Annual Meeting I believe, there was a
somewhat similar situation. As I remember, the Louisiana Legislature passed
an anti-choice bill that caused a number of our members to call for a boycott
of the next Annual Meeting due to take place in New Orleans. We in Louisiana
who disagreed strongly with the legislation pleaded with our fellow members
to come to the meeting and make their voices of protest heard along with
ours. It's not fair to penalize our New England members who have worked so
hard to plan the Boston meeting, and our association cannot afford the
serious financial impact of a cancellation. A move to another location would
be impossible at this point, and I'm sure that many citizens of Massachusets
are as distressed at their legislature's action as many of us are. I
understand that there is an effort underway by the Social Responsibilities
SIS to present information and discussion of the same-sex marriage issue.
AALL can provide valuable educational information on the subject. Carol
-----Original Message-----
From: Baker, Brian L. [mailto:bbaker@udc.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 10:20 AM
To: 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
Subject: AALL, Boston, and the Massachusetts State Legislature's action
to ban Gay Marriage.
Colleagues,
I am very concerned about the important Civil Rights issue of Gay Marriage.
I am also concerned about whether holding the AALL Annual Meeting in Boston
this Summer would be providing some support to the anti Gay Marriage
position.
I know an unbelievable amount of hard work has gone into this Annual
Meeting. I understand that the timing of the Massachusetts Legislature's
actions are unfortunate.
I also know that I, for one, am hesitant about providing tax dollars to
support such a narrow minded legislature.
I am surprised that there has not been a call to boycott Boston over this
issue.
Am I out of step?
Shouldn't this be a topic for reasoned discussion?
Sincerely,
Brian
Brian L. Baker, JD, MLS
Director of the Law Library
& Assistant Professor of Law
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Voice: 202-274-7354 Fax: 202-274-7311
bbaker@udc.edu
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