Massachusetts lawmakers delayed a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage until after the November election. The vote had been expected on Wednesday.
This tactic has disappointed bible-beating proponents of the amendment who no doubt will be go to the polls with ambitions of installing lawmakers who support this bigoted trash.
Even in the most liberal of states, putting an issue such as this before voters is absurd. Those favoring a ban on same sex marriage will go to the polls in droves with the belief that God is on their side, and no doubt feeling that casting such a vote will help to secure them a seat with the heavenly father.
It's unfortnate that opponents of the amendment do not seem to have the same compelling drive to vote. There are plenty of gays & lesbians who, for some bizarre reason, are ambivalent about the issue.
Why anyone could maintain a ho-hum attitude about their opportunity for equality being stripped away is beyond my comprehension.
Here's one quote:
``This just goes to show the corruption of the Legislature," said Jim Rickert , 53, a Quincy resident who said he had been involved in the battle to ban gay marriage for years and who watched the proceedings from the House gallery. ``You'll see. The people are going to get more and more upset that they're not being represented, and they're not going to let it go."
The Boston Globe has related stories:
Delay frustrates amendment backers
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