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My letter to Rep. Donato

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He’ll get the hard copy tomorrow:

Rep. Paul Donato

Room 185

State House

Boston, MA 02133

Dear Rep. Donato,

Today marks three years of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. And on June 14, you’ll be asked to vote yes or no on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban further same-sex marriages. I urge you strongly to vote “no” on the question of whether to send the proposed amendment to a ballot vote.

Marriage exists for the purpose of making relationships permanent. It solidifies families. It protects children. This is as true for same-sex marriages as for straight marriages. While some 9,700 same-sex marriages have been performed since 2004, chaos has not ensued, as was predicted by some. Marriage strengthens social bonds and stabilizes society; this is no less true of same-sex marriages. I now have friends, neighbors, and professional colleagues that are in same-sex marriages. How can the state now deprive others — those who were not so fortunate to be ready to marry in the last three years — of the same right? Would that be logical? Would it not be cruel?

Furthermore, just by putting the proposed amendment to a vote, Massachusetts would become an absolute circus in 2008. Countless dollars and energy would be spent dealing with an issue that is a sideshow at best. This is not in Massachusetts’ best interests, nor the Democratic Party’s, nor the country’s.

As our representative, it’s now your responsibility to decide if this proposal goes forward. As a “traditional” husband, father, and citizen, I ask you to vote “no”.

Sincerely,

Charles Blandy

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  3. Donato’s been voting to send the initiative amendment to the ballot, but by all accounts he isn’t a dinosaur.  I have to believe that he might be moved if he can be shown that enough people in his district don’t want the amendment to advance.  Thanks for writing him – it’s a little anniversary present for us Goodridge gals and guys.

  4. why don’t the democratic majority in the house and senate just kill this?

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    why do they even care how many of their constituents signed the petition to bring it to the ballot?

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    They can vote to kill it outright and they not only have no need to fear losing in the next election cycle. Hey, this is massachusetts. they won’t even have any opposition.

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    i say ignore the will of the people. do not allow the people of massachusetts to vote on this issue. the “people” are ignorant and bigoted and just don’t realize that we on BMG know what is right -not them!

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    so suck it up all you dems in the house and senate. show some spine and just vote to kill it. that way we won’t have to fear that if the people of massachusetts are allowed to vote on this issue their voices will be heard. WE CANNOT ALLOW THAT!!!!

    • The most obvious reason I can see is that Senate Prez Murray says she won’t allow that to happen.  She runs the show, and unless she allows a move to adjourn before the amendment comes up, there’s nothing anyone can do (other than trick her, like Finneran did to Travaglini a few years ago) to force the vote, AFAIK.

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