Anti-Equality Demons on the Prowl

[Ian David]

Put your lefty butt in the chair and grab a pen! The anti-gay/anti-same-sex-marriage folk are already campaigning for May to rush a vote on the amendment to stop SSM here.

VoteOnMarriage knows how tenuous a thread holds its 25% of the combined legislature needed to advance this odious effort. There is a new automated email-your-hate-into-your-lawmaker page announced today. So if you were thinking, damn it's cold, I'm hiding, and I have months to act before the next possible ConCon, forget it. This is the time and your chair is the locale.

A tip of the toque to Ian for the alert.

The short of it is that even with the incredibly low bar of a quarter of the legislature to advance a ballot initiative, the forces of theocracy could lose this one this spring or summer. A half dozen waffling legislators voting for civil rights and marriage equality -- or just to keep from putting discrimination into our state constitution -- and the last couple of year of division, scare tactics, lies and cheating are gone.

For three big reasons, the VOM folk have to be pretty sure that this is their last chance. To wit:

More:
http://massmarrier.blogspot.com/2007/02/anti-equality-demons-on-prowl.html


See prior thread:

Mass. Anti-gay groups pressuring legislature for an early Constitutional Convention
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=158&topic_id=11779&mesg_id=11779

[ninkasi]

1. The anti-equality vermin

are the same people who begrudge paying people a living wage. They are bitter, spiteful, and just downright mean. There is absolutely no threat to traditional marriage when same sex couples wed. In fact, when we are all treated equal, and are able to form stable, loving relationships, the community, and the public overall benefit from it. The only reason to oppose same sex marriage is just to make other people feel less than equal, to make them feel shut out of society, and to feed the twisted psyches of the anti gay group. It works the same way with poverty, the right wingers, having nothing but hatred in their hearts, love having scapegoats to make themselves feel better.

[One_Life_To_Give]

2. Legislature will maximize their fundraising

Hate to be a cynic but. I think the legislature will let this drag out. There is more money to be gained for the state by a long protracted fight than by a quick resolution. So look for a vote late in the session or a proceedural move to keep it off the ballot. More likely the latter as then this will continue to be an issue for the two following legislative sessions. And all those dollars from across the country funneling into the commonwealth over this issue will continue.

[moose65]

3. How does the legislature look this year?

From the link that showed the vote last year, looks like there are at least 15 new Democrats in the Mass. legislature this year. Anyone know THEIR views on this stupid amendment?