G.L.A.D. to fight Massachusetts anti-marriage ballot question

[TaleWgnDg]

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Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (G.L.A.D.) is a non-profit Massachusetts law firm that represents GLBTs and their families in litigation and legal informational services/resources. G.L.A.D. lawyers represent the gay couples who sought to marry (Goodridge v. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 440 Mass. 309 (2003)) and in related litigation.

G.L.A.D. has issued a press release:

GLAD to Fight (Massachusetts) Anti-Marriage Ballot Question

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November 23, 2005 -- GLAD will file a lawsuit to challenge the anti-marriage equality ballot question that proponents seek to put before Massachusetts voters in November 2008.

"This question should never have been certified for signature-gathering by the (Massachusetts) Attorney General (Tom Reilly), and we will file suit to challenge that certification," said Gary Buseck, GLAD’s legal director. "The Attorney General simply got it wrong. Our state constitution does not allow a citizen-initiated petition that seeks 'reversal of a judicial decision.' This petition squarely seeks to reverse the Supreme Judicial Court’s Goodridge decision."

Read GLAD's press release
Read GLAD's First Memo to the Attorney General, August 10, 2005 (PDF format)
Read GLAD's Second Memo to the Attorney General, August 29, 2005 (PDF format)

. . . http://glad.org/
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[kevinbgoode]

1. So what are the chances for this move's success?

Since I'm not from Massachusetts, I'm a little skeptical if this kind of legal move can succeed. Heck, I'd rather volunteer over Christmas to volunteer and challenge signatures on those bogusly collected petitions.