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When the highest court in Massachusetts amends the state constitution, how are the people to amend it back?(Brief article)
* When the highest court in Massachusetts amends the state constitution, how are the people to amend it back? In the case of marriage, supporters of the old law gathered signatures and went to the legislature to put the issue on the ballot. Only a quarter of the legislature had to approve to move the issue forward. But liberals put up a roadblock. They said that "fundamental rights shouldn't be put up to a vote" (in which case it is hard to see why the Founders bothered to hold constitutional conventions). The Democratic majority chose to kill the amendment by not ...
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