All politics are local… part II

The Massachusetts legislature has just voted to prohibit the citizens of Massachusetts from a referendum on the Constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The Boston Globe’s characterization of the proposed amendment is flawed, but the Globe reports other relevant issues concerning today's legislative activities. [HERE] As a consequence of this vote by the legislature, the citizens will not be able to have the 2008 referendum on the meaning of marriage. It will be interesting to see what the citizen’s response will be. It will also be interesting to see how the four bishops in Massachusetts respond.   RJA sj