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"Bob Noel" wrote in message
... In article , "mike regish" wrote: One of my daughter's best friends has 3 dads-2 of whom are married. And I went to the wedding of one of my wife's coworkers and friends who married her girlfriend. You live in Taxachusetts? Ya think one of these days the citizens can actually vote on the issue, That would be inappropriate, for the same reason that it would be wrong to launch a referendum on whether interracial couples should be prohibited from marrying, or whether Jews should be required to wear yellow stars. Democracy is not the same as absolute tyranny of the majority. In a democracy, equality before the law enjoys constitutional protections that cannot be overridden by a majority vote. (In addition to being inappropriate, a referendum on the issue would not change the law: a solid majority of Massachusetts citizens and legislators support same-sex marriage rights.) --Gary |
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