Bi-partisan Meeting: No on C

Amendment C is a dangerous constitutional amendment and another example of how last year's Legislature, dominated by extreme right-wing Republicans, has attempted to distract South Dakotans from their failure to provide solutions by cravenly using divisive social issues that should not be addressed by government. This has been a right-wing Repub tactic distract us from the issues that affect all of us, the issues they have failed to deal with: jobs, healthcare, education. So vote early for Dem candidates -- and then RSVP and come to this event to join with the "good" Repubs that are against C!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Released October 10, 2006
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Jon Hoadley, 605.360.7948 or jon.hoadley@againstdiscrimination.org or Todd Epp at 605.767.5531 or 605.351.5021 or tepp.sdad@gmail.com

BI-PARTISAN MEETING AGAINST AMENDMENT C TO BE HELD 6-8 P.M MDT THURSDAY IN RAPID CITY

RAPID CITY--A bi-partisan group of South Dakotans will meet at Republican State Senator Stan Adelstein's home Thursday evening to talk about the unintended but harmful consequences of Amendment C on South Dakota families and how it can be defeated.

The event, organized by South Dakotans Against Discrimination, will be held from 6-8 p.m. MDT. Featured guests are former South Dakota resident and Republican activist Jimmy LaSalvia and Gill Action Fund executive director Patrick Guerriero.

The public is invited to attend but should RSVP prior to the event to Jon Hoadley, SDAD campaign manager, at 605.360.7948 or email info@againstdiscrimination.org.

LaSalvia is currently a field consultant for the Log Cabin Republicans organization in Washington, DC . A former South Dakotan, he is a graduate of Douglas High School and Black Hills State University . He was a staffer in former Governor Walter Dale Miller's 1994 campaign. After leaving South Dakota in 1996, he founded the Kentucky Log Cabin Republicans chapter.

"I'm looking forward to being back in my old home state to share my views and make a conservative case against Amendment C," LaSalvia said.

Guerriero was president of the national Log Cabin Republicans group prior to becoming the Gill Action Fund's first executive director. He is also a former mayor, state representative, and candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts.

"Patrick's a great example of how people working in partisan politics can work for bi-partisan solutions and moderate policies," SDAD's Hoadley said. "We can't wait to have him and Jimmy back in South Dakota."

For more information or interviews with LaSalvia or Guerriero, contact Jon Hoadley at 605.360.7948 or jon.hoadley@againstdiscrimination.org.

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South Dakotans Against Discrimination is the ballot question committee formed to educate and organize the majority of the voters in South Dakota to vote no on Amendment C, the ban on civil unions, domestic partnerships, "quasi-marital" relationships, and marriage for gays and lesbians. Amending South Dakota's Constitution to discriminate against both straight and gay families is wrong for our state, will have unintended consequences, and highlights the least caring behavior of any community towards it neighbors.


Todd Epp
Legal and Media Consultant
South Dakotans Against Discrimination
(home office) 605.767.5531 or (cell) 605.351.5021
tepp.sdad@gmail.com

Paid for and authorized by South Dakotans Against Discrimination (http://www.againstdiscrimination.org), PO Box 891 , Sioux Falls, SD 57101-0891. Contact phone: 605.360.7948. Donations are not tax deductible.