Gay Marriage Ban Defeated

Posted on June 14, 2007 by billmanzi

The Massachusetts Legislature, sitting in constitutional convention, defeated the amendment banning gay marriage by a vote of 151 to 45. In order to get the question on the ballot proponents needed 50 votes in the Constitutional Convention. Strong political pressure from the Governor, Speaker, and Senate President helped to secure the victory for gay marriage advocates.

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5 Responses to Gay Marriage Ban Defeated

  1. Mark B says:
    June 16, 2007 at 7:58 am

    I have never been so disappointed or disgusted with government in general than I am now. On top of the circus that is our Federal government, our one-party state government has decided to ignore the voice of the people and ensure that the rest of the country will conitnue to regard our state as the laughing stock of the nation, which it does. 27 out of 28 states rejected homosexual marriage and defined it as being between a man and a woman. I can’t wait until the lawsuits start to pile up because homosexual sex education will start to be taught in our schools. But, then again, it probably already is being taught. I also feel that the mass exodus of people(250,000)out of our state will continue and this will only add to the reasons why families from other states will not choose to reside here. I have never been involved in the political process, but you can bet that I will do so from now on.

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  2. DJ says:
    June 19, 2007 at 7:50 am

    Good. Civil rights don’t belong on a ballot.

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  3. Jules Gordon says:
    July 2, 2007 at 7:58 am

    Your Honor,

    Mark B is quite upset as are many other citizens of this state. The vote was fair in that it was one of two choices the the legislators legitimately had to chose from.

    Now we must move on. The citizens will be heard again at the next election. Will they toss out the legislators and Governor (who took a side) or will they vote them back in.

    My money is on the people voting them back in. Pandering has its rewards.

    I always wondered what good civil rights means. After all it was mores (years of tradition, religious and otherwise)that was being effected, not criminal activity. Those that lose take it as a personal slap in their face.

    I was wondering if you wake up and say, “I love this job”.

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  4. Bill Manzi says:
    July 3, 2007 at 4:01 am

    Believe it or not most days I do. It can be a tough business, but I do love this job!

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  5. Jules Gordon says:
    July 3, 2007 at 4:27 am

    Your Honor,

    Love your attitude. Have a great 4th.

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