Mass. Senate Votes To Repeal Out-Of-State Gay Marriage Ban

davidinalameda

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Wed May-19-04 05:11 PM
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Mass. Senate Votes To Repeal Out-Of-State Gay Marriage Ban

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/05/051904massRepeal.htm

The Massachusetts Senate voted Wednesday to repeal a 1913 law that Gov. Mitt Romney is using to stop same-sex couples from outside the state from marrying.

The overwhelming vote by the Democratic controlled Senate is a slap in the face to the Republican Governor, but it may not make it through the House, and even if it does, Romney has vowed he will veto it.

The law dates back to a period when interracial marriage was legal in Massachusetts but illegal in most other states.

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maddezmom

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Wed May-19-04 05:15 PM
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1. Go MA dems

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roguevalley

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Wed May-19-04 05:16 PM
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2. Amazing. He's going to use apartheid laws against people. Maybe

you should repeal out-of-staters from being governor. Or better yet.
Ask him his views on polygamy.

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polmaven

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Wed May-19-04 05:42 PM
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5. We tried.....

But the court threw that out too. Damn activist judges!

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davidinalameda

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Wed May-19-04 05:21 PM
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3. here's a better link

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/140/region/Senate_votes_to_repeal_1913_la:.shtml

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DS1

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Wed May-19-04 05:23 PM
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4. Hahahaa!! Look at Romney take it!

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Blasphemer

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Wed May-19-04 05:53 PM
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6. Romney is a POS

Edited on Wed May-19-04 05:53 PM by Blasphemer

and so is the Democratic house speaker.

"Thomas Finneran the powerful Democratic speaker of the House and a foe of gay marriage said he would strike the repeal measure from the budget when it goes to committee."

Disgusting! I don't see how they can in good conscience use this law from 1913 for this purpose knowing it's history.

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rawstory

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Wed May-19-04 05:59 PM
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7. BUMP!

Leave it to Republicans to rely on a law banning INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES!

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