Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 2007 - The Vote

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Run time: 02:22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU71RjMPKdQ   Posted on YouTube: October 08, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 13, 2009 By DU Member: t0dd Views on DU: 281

 
I love this video. Maybe a lot of you have already seen it since it's a few years old, but I wanted to share it anyway. This is right before the MA Legislature defeated the anti-gay marriage amendment as the vote is announced. Moments like these make all the activism worth it. Even if we suffered a setback in Maine, I know we have plenty of victories ahead of us, and that makes all the difference. We have to keep pushing ahead until that final victory when all GLBT Americans have equal rights under the law.

From the video:

"After 17 Constitutional Conventions debating same-sex marriage we finally won with a vote of 151 to 45, killing the anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment in Massachusetts. (The anti-gay movement needed 50 votes to win). The cheering went on for 10 more minutes after the video ends. People were crying, cheering, hugging, and holding each other. The anti-gay side was silence. VICTORY FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE RIGHTS!"