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Massachusetts betrayal on marriage.(Brief article)
The Massachusetts state legislature on July 12 betrayed voters supporting traditional marriage by voting to postpone putting a marriage initiative on the ballot until (at least) after the November election. And nobody is banking on the legislature voting to put the marriage initiative on a future ballot, when the state legislature's joint session (called a "constitutional convention") reconvenes. This despite the fact that the required number of signatures was collected from voters to place the initiative on the ballot. Adoption of such an amendment by the voters would make it part of the state constitution.
This is the second time the Massachusetts legislature has thumbed its nose at voters supporting traditional marriage; the first occurred in 2002, when the legislature refused to put a similar (though superior) initiative on the ballot. ...
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