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Legislators in Massachusetts voted not to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage, on the nonsensical theory that "you don't put civil rights up for a vote.".(The Week)(Brief article)

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* Legislators in Massachusetts voted not to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage, on the nonsensical theory that "you don't put civil rights up for a vote." Same-sex marriage was imposed on the state by a vote of seven judges. The public did not oppose this redefinition of marriage forcefully enough to reverse ...

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