Mass. Anti-Gay Amendment Certified

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/09/090705massAmend.htm

The first step in getting a proposal on the ballot to ban same-sex marriage was given the go-ahead Wednesday by Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly.

Now certified, the Massachusetts Family Institute can begin collecting the signatures of at least 65,825 Massachusetts voters required to put the issue before voters in 2008.

The proposed amendment to the state constitution would ban both same-sex marriage and civil unions and would nullify those marriages already performed.

[Todd B]

1. Ugh, how can they still be calling for this?

Gay marriage has been around for just about two years now and my life hasn't changed one bit - hell certainly hasn't frozen over - and there has been no social decay caused by gay marriage (in fact, I'm pretty sure people haven't gotten divorces simply because two men are marrying).

I doubt, if it does make it to a ballot, that many people will be inclined to vote for it simply because it has been in effect for two years and, I'm sure, many people are used to the fact now and they've seen that it doesn't impact their lives one bit.

[David__77]

2. Too bad.

You see, were I attorney general, I would obstruct such a thing, even at risk of being overruled by the court.