Coalition to Save the Third Amendment to Hold Rally in Lehighton

This is a copy of the press release sent to the Times News, the Morning Call, the Standard Speaker, and Channel 13.  

“We love our troops, but we don’t want them quartered in our homes,” said spokesman Roy Christman, organizer of the rally to be held in the park in downtown Lehighton on Tuesday, May 10, from 2 to 2:30.  

The National Rifle Association has scheduled a rally in Harrisburg on the morning of the May 10, but that organization stresses only Second Amendment rights.  “Don’t they care about the Third Amendment?” Christman asked.  The N.R.A. has donated funds to hundreds of congressional and state legislative candidates and actually has Pennsylvania state legislators sending out emails promoting its rally in Harrisburg.  The Coalition to Save the Third Amendment does not have that overwhelming influence, but it is determined to make its voice heard nonetheless.

The Coalition to Save the Third Amendment notes that with the emphasis on privatization and government cutbacks, it is becoming more likely that the federal government will consider quartering army, navy, and air force personnel in private homes.  A violation of the Third Amendment is far more likely than any threat to gun rights.  “We aren’t quite as paranoid as the N.R.A.,” Christman noted, “but we are slightly worried."

Christman said he has heard rumors that a new group to defend the 6th Amendment may also be forming in Carbon County.

For more info on the rally call 610-377-0235.

So far three people are scheduled to carry signs.  If you would like to participate, show up at the Col. Weiss statue at 2 p.m.  It is located on 1st Street across from Johnnie's Pizza.