Not Going Down Without a Fight

Various church groups are banding together to fight against the incoming slots that Governor Deval Patrick is planning on bringing into play. They are united in that they think that bringing in slots would be the biggest mistake the state has ever made. They have waited months to move on the issue as it has seemed that the Governor was not really interested in legalizing the slots, but that all seems to have changed.

Now they have a long list of opponents against the slots because it finally seems as though the governor is in fact looking to press the issue of legalizing them. Not only are church leaders opposed to the slots but they are joined by the League of Women Voters, various local political groups and preservationists – all of whom are working to ensure that the slots do not get legalized.

They are holding rallys, writing letters to their politicians, demonstrating outside governmental buildings and plastering bumper stickers on any car that will let them. They are saying that the rich will only get richer if the state allows slots to come in, and the poor cannot afford to get any poorer. They argue that people like Donald Trump and Sheldon Adelson will clean up in their state and that they cannot allow it to happen.

One very vocal slots opposition leader is the Reverend Jack Johnson who is the director of the Council of Churches. He likens the fight to “David and Goliath” and that they are going to fight tooth and nail to be the winners in this gamble for the residents’ well being. He says they might look like they are fighting a losing battle at this point, but that the legalization of slots is far from being a “done deal.”

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