VOTE "NO" ON JUSTICE THOMAS G. SAYLOR

Casino-Free Philadelphia urges everyone to go to the polls on November 6th and vote "NO" on Republican Thomas G. Saylor.

Remember the ballot question to create a 1,500-foot buffer zone between casinos and homes? Remember how instead of being on the ballot, large white stickers were pasted over that said: "Removed by Court Order"?

Whether you agreed or not with the ballot question, you have a right to your vote. Justice Saylor is responsible for restricting that right.

THEN: TAKING POWER AWAY

When the original gambling act was slid beneath the public's radar in summer of 2004 with no public input, Saylor and the rest of the Supreme Court upheld the law. In doing so, they opened the floodgates for taking power away from the voters.

With that act, Saylor supported the most flagrant disregard of constitutional values. He and the court handed our power as voters to an unelected and politicized Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Later lawsuits to protect the city have been dismissed by the Supreme Court using this as their basis. Saylor's vote was inexcusable and set the stage to disenfranchise voters.

NOW: NO WAY WITHOUT OUR SAY

To protect neighborhoods and the waterfront, over 27,000 Philadelphia voters attempted to reclaim our right to have a say. We successfully placed a ballot question on the May 15, 2007 primary to create a buffer zone between casinos and homes.

The Supreme Court, using the justification of Act 71, turned it down flat. (We now have an alternate version as Bill 1477 moving through committee in the House of Representatives.)

Saylor has never recanted on his decision to uphold Act 71, did accept the pay raise, and used his power to limit privacy and restrict free speech. Read more about his decisions at www.CasinoFreePhila.org

VOTE NO ON SAYLOR

Join Casino-Free Philadelphia and others in saying: So Long, Saylor!

Please go to the polls and vote "NO" on Republican Justice Thomas G. Saylor.