tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post116256681421391158..comments2023-10-02T04:41:34.722-04:00Comments on Marry in Massachusetts: Fight SSM? No So Much.massmarrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1162576857901780742006-11-03T13:00:00.000-05:002006-11-03T13:00:00.000-05:00I agree about the existing amendments soothing the...I agree about the existing amendments soothing the savage breasts. I'm not so sure about the repeals though.<BR/><BR/>Those states that ended up with both DOMA laws and amendments were largely whipped into a frothing pack. That's the kind of passionate mistakes that sometimes get revisited and revised. Whether the feds or Supreme Court brings sense, order and compassion to this, there's bound to be reciminations and shame. They deserve it, but I fear that this will take decades, as with interracial marriage.massmarrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1162572513222887832006-11-03T11:48:00.000-05:002006-11-03T11:48:00.000-05:00i wonder if your question about anti-SSM people "a...i wonder if your question about anti-SSM people "already covering their bases" is really a large part of the explanation for any falling anti-SSM rheroric. Once an anti-SSM amendment is passed in a state, the issue is used up. I'm guessing the anti-SSM fervor in states with pending amendments is as vitriolic as ever, but it was somewhat washed out in a national survey. As for Colorado, Musgrave is an unusual case because she now has the whole Pastor Ted Haggard debacle to confuse the issue. Must be tough for a career bigot to have her greatest ally outed as a serious buyer of male favors!<BR/><BR/>When it comes to eventually repealing all these anti-gay amendments, some states will clean house, but I'm certain most will never be bothered. It will take a Supreme Court ruling like Lawrence v. Texas (sodomy is legal bet'n two consenting adults) to remove their venom, but they'll remain in place as toothless protests in many states. Again, just like the sodomy laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com