tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post8338667411469730732..comments2023-10-02T04:41:34.722-04:00Comments on Marry in Massachusetts: Ill-Fitting Anti-Equality Suitmassmarrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-70233366756287819992006-12-11T01:54:00.000-05:002006-12-11T01:54:00.000-05:00"the resulting pattern of legislative indifference..."the resulting pattern of legislative indifference has and will emasculate Article 48"<br /><br />Is it not appropriate that they would choose the word "emasculate"? This whole anti-marriage business is nothing more than a pulic display of insecurity about their own sexuality by certain people. Many pro-equlity people refer to these folks as "haters". Perhaps a more accurate name would be "self-haters".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-78265933781563429802006-12-10T17:04:00.000-05:002006-12-10T17:04:00.000-05:00Mike Silverman tried to post the following comment...<b>Mike Silverman tried to post the following comment but found verification buggy:</b><br />I wish I was as confident as you in the outcome of Romney's suit. You are right that on its face, the suit is laughable; the problem is that the Massachusetts Supreme Court is not a very reliably decision- maker these days and recent history has shown a Court which appears to be doing everything in its power to hit the "undo" button on its 2003 ruling.<br /><br />They've ruled against allowing non-native couples to wed in the state, they ruled to allow the initiative amendement in the first place, even though it clearly "reverses" a previous ruling, and even in this current case, the justice who heard the initial complain declined to dismiss it, even though precedent clearly encouraged that move, and instead agreed to forward it to the full court in an expidited manner.<br /><br />I'd like to think the Court will respect both its own precedent and the separation of powers and toss Romney's complaint out on his ear on the 20th, but I am not very confident in this outcome.<br /><br />-Mikemassmarrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.com