Why Massachusetts?

[Snoggera]

For gay marriage to become legal?

How will this be used against Kerry?

[Submariner]

1. We carried McGovern in '72

Were liberal. This won't dent Kerry. The fundies are Bushies anyway.

[freetobegay]

2. Because they are the only one to legalize it

Can't be used against Kerry! Well it can, but it won't work.

[Snoggera]

5. I hope you are right

I hope if anyone uses this against Kerry, it will backfire in a BIG way.

[MAlibdem]

3. Because our constitution says so.

John Adams wrote it well.

Longest written constitution to still be in use

[matcom]

4. because IT IS RIGHT!!

nothing more.

it is the RIGHT THING TO DO!

CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL

CONGRATS to all my gay brothers and sisters (from a white, straight, hetero MALE)

*don't ask why......accept justice

[Caution]

6. Because us Massholes rock!

[redsoxliberal]

7. Proud to be a Masshole n/t

[Bombtrack]

8. A 90 percent democratic legislature tend to make 1's courts pretty liberal

Compared to the rest of the country.

Just as people in Vermont appointed liberal judges.

[lanparty]

9. Apparantly ...

The judges are mostly Republican appointees. Though, I suspect that being a Republican in Massachusetts isn't the same thing as one in Alabama.

Kerry's position is pretty clear. He's against gay marriage against gay bashing and pro civil unions. He believes the whole issue should stay in the states where it has traditionally resided.

However, this issue will get really hot between June and November. Gay couples will marry in Massachusetts and then go to other states and promptly begin suing. Kerry's position on this will be much harder to negotiate.

[Calm Like A Bomb]

10. I suspect you are correct...

in your comparison of Massachusetts & Alabama Republicans. In fact, having lived in AL and participated in my local Democratic party, I would say that it's quite possible that many Massachusetts GOPers are more "liberal" than the Alabama Democrats that I knew. There are quite a few Dixiecrats still running loose in NE Alabama.