A Call to Arms

"Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword." ~Edward Bulwer Lytton english novelist (1805-1873)

No words ringer truer at this point in our efforts to stop a mega resort casino from being built in our community than those written by Edward Bulwer Lytton. Now is the time to grab your pens or keyboard (whichever you prefer) and write your letters to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior telling him that you protest the Mashpee Wampanoag Land into Trust application. Believe it or not, what you think does matter! When making his decision, the Secretary takes into careful consideration the thoughts and feelings of the surrounding communities.

Think about it....the Mashpee Wampanoag's have submitted their application for land into trust...the Middleboro BOS and CRAC gave them a glowing recommendation regardless of the fact that the Town voted against a casino in article 3, and didn't even have the decency to involve the surrounding communities. The Middleboro BOS chose to ignore the wishes of its residents and its neighbors, but the Secretary will not. He will read what you have to say and will base his decision on the information he receives. So far, the Town of Mashpee and the Massachusetts Governor have rejected their application. The Mashpee Tribe has the opportunity to address the issues and say they will fix them. We too need to speak up as individuals...as families....as parents and as communities by telling the Secretary we do not want a casino and expressing our opposition for placing the land into trust.

All it takes is a few minutes of your time.....tell him you object to the land going into trust...you object to a casino in your community. The Middleboro land is being taken into trust specifically for the purposes of gaming. I read some of the application....they are proposing to build a casino to the likes of Mohegan Sun in Connectitut.

Do you want to live next to a development designed to the likes of this?

I sure don't. I didn't choose to live in Carver because of it's fast paced exciting night life. I chose Carver because of it's small town history, culture and beauty. I like the quiet slower pace of our south shore and I don't want it to go away...at least not without a say.

If you love your community the way it is and don't want a casino here...please write a letter to the Secretary and tell him! He can only base his decision on what is submitted. Regardless of what you have been told, we can beat this thing. Not by fighting, or name calling, but by merely picking up a pen and writing.......

Dear Secretary Kempthorne,

I am writing today to express my opposition to the land into trust application submitted by the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe.....

As Gladys said in her latest blog, there's no place like home...

She gave excellent information regarding what to do and who to send it to. I have copied it below:

Make 4 copies of your letter. Keep one for yourself, and send the other 3 to:

Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20240

Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs, Carl Artman
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20240

CasinoFacts.org - PAC
P.O. Box 105
Middleboro, MA 02346

Bellicose Bumpkin also has a great blog out explaining the whats, whys, hows and whens of writing your letter to the Secretary.

Again, be sure to keep a copy for yourself. If you are unable to make copies for everyone, be sure to send your letter to Secretary Kempthorne...he is the one who needs to hear from you!

Here is a link with information and guidelines for writing your letter.

"Free speech is to a great people what winds are to oceans and malarial regions, which waft away the elements of disease and bring new elements of health; and where free speech is stopped, miasma is bred, and death comes fast. "
Henry Ward BEECHER American Congregational preacher, orator, and lecturer (1813-1887)