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Page A3, Globe. Giving process its due: End cannot justify means on gay marriage. Or health care

November 29, 2006 By annem

"It's not a matter of following the constitution," says John Reinstein, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. "It's following the constitution down the drain."Great line, but, of course, once you start … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizen-initiative-process, consitutional-amendments, gay-marriage, health-care, massachusetts, massachusetts-politics

Positioning Romney and the GOP on marriage

November 23, 2006 By kira

The Massachusetts Family Institute sent an e-mail with an article about Gov. Romney and gay marriage, "Who will protect marriage in 2008?", by Kathryn Jean Lopez, who writes for the National Review Online. I couldn't find this on that site … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, gop, romney

Who paid for the buses?

November 20, 2006 By kira

MFI and VoteOnMarriage say they were not sponsoring the free buses for yesterday's rally. Anyone know who paid for them?Just curious. That must have been some chunk of change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage

A Proposal

November 14, 2006 By Ryan

So, I'm tired of all the infighting. I support both gay marriage and health care as a basic right that belongs in our constitution. I do not support attacking one right at the cost of the other, nor should anyone else. Instead of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: concon, gay-marriage, health-care, massachusetts

Setting the Record Straight

November 12, 2006 By Ryan

The media has an amazing ability to fall for right wing talking points time after time again. Sadly, all too often myriad people buy into them - including progressives. "We just want an up or down vote," President Bush would say. Never mind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amendment, con-con, concon, consitutional-amendment, gay-marriage, massachusetts

Let’s End the Debate on Gay Marriage

November 10, 2006 By rep-david-linsky

When same-sex marriage first became legal in 2004, the critics declared that the world would end – that this marked the end of civilization as we knew it. Of course they were wrong. Nothing has changed. I understand how some people don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: con-com, gay-marriage, massachusetts

To the Legislature: Fix the Amendment Loophole NOW

November 9, 2006 By lynne

The fact is, the founders of our country put up a high bar for amending the constitution - both the federal one and those in the states. If it's a simple matter to amend the highest legal document in the land, then the document has very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amendments, ballot-initiatives, concon, gay-marriage

Whats next? The ConCon

November 8, 2006 By kai

Civil rights are those rights granted to you by the state, almost always by written statute, so that you may fully participate in our democracy.  The right to vote, the right to petition for redress, the right to assembly peacefully - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: concon, gay-marriage, goodridge, massachusetts, sjc

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