Gay Marriage

[BiBottomBoy]

The fucking homophobes are at it again.

I'm against the idea of marriage in general - but still think that we should be allowed the same types of sexless miserable long term relationships that straight people take for granted.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZmLBrL...vB5hYwD92J9QL80

BOSTON (AP) — The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all.

Opponents of same-sex marriages are seeking a ballot question that would prevent gay and lesbian couples from getting married here if their union wouldn't be legal in their home state.

Brian Camenker of the group Mass Resistance said Friday lawmakers and Gov. Deval Patrick bowed to the will of the "gay lobby" last month by approving the repeal of a 1913 statute that banned such marriages.

Patrick, the state's first black governor and the father of a daughter who recently announced she's a lesbian, said the 1913 law had racial undertones from a period when interracial marriage was discouraged.

"The Legislature and the governor changed our marriage laws to please the well-connected minority and force a social experiment into other states that's very offensive to a majority of the people, at least the way the votes have been going," Camenker said, referring to recent votes in favor of gay marriage bans in other states.

[AdamSmith]

The article ends with this:

"The state constitution prohibits referendum questions on subjects that relate to religion, judges, the courts, particular localities of the commonwealth, state appropriations and certain provisions of the constitution's Declaration of Rights. Attorney General Martha Coakley has 14 days to review the proposed question."

In all that, Coakley is likely to find some way to sidetrack the thing.

Sentiment among the MA electorate is now majority in favor of leaving gay marriage in place. Some conservative state pols may make some gestures toward repeal, but the status quo seems reasonably safe.

[BiBottomBoy]

I'd think it would be to everyone's advantage to leave gay marriage in place.

As long as it's only California and Mass, it must be great for the economies of both states. People pay a lot of money for weddings and bring a lot of friends and family over for weddings.

Economically the state would take a huge financial hit if they killed gay marriage.

The article ends with this:

"The state constitution prohibits referendum questions on subjects that relate to religion, judges, the courts, particular localities of the commonwealth, state appropriations and certain provisions of the constitution's Declaration of Rights. Attorney General Martha Coakley has 14 days to review the proposed question."

In all that, Coakley is likely to find some way to sidetrack the thing.

Sentiment among the MA electorate is now majority in favor of leaving gay marriage in place. Some conservative state pols may make some gestures toward repeal, but the status quo seems reasonably safe.