tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post111632428513070891..comments2023-10-02T04:41:34.722-04:00Comments on Marry in Massachusetts: Squeaky Plankmassmarrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1116335628883137452005-05-17T09:13:00.000-04:002005-05-17T09:13:00.000-04:00That's possible. I wasn't there and no one that I ...That's possible. I wasn't there and no one that I know of polled the delegates individually. <BR/><BR/>However, there were 2,538 registered delegates and when they had the chance to oppose the platform or single planks, none objected or spoke out against the same-sex marriage one. <BR/><BR/>It's likely that those who were against it had their say with party big shots before the convention. Others, like John Kerry, spoke to newspapers before but did not attend.massmarrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1116332674483007082005-05-17T08:24:00.000-04:002005-05-17T08:24:00.000-04:00Just FYI, there wasn't a vote on each plank in the...Just FYI, there wasn't a vote on each plank in the platform. The platform was voted on as a whole. Therefore, there's no way to be sure that any no votes were the result of the new gay marriage language. People may have been voting no because the leadership removed the foreign policy plank from the platform -- something a lot of people were angry about -- much moreso than the addition of the equal marriage language.<BR/><BR/>Also, since there was no real schedule, it was not clear at the time of the voting if any of the amendments had gotten enough signatures. Some people might have voted no on the entire platform not realizing that the vote on the amendments was coming up after.scohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187650451734147902noreply@blogger.com