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However, the issue may soon be hijacked by Washington. Although marriage has always been an area of state control, some conservatives are taking an unusual stand against states’ rights by supporting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning gay marriages and civil unions nationwide. An amendment would need...

Author: By Jonah M. Knobler and Samuel P. Tepperman-gelfant, S | Title: After Goodridge: What Now? | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

According to Gov. W. Mitt Romney, the 180-day stay was a subtle invitation to the legislature to pass a Vermont-style “civil union” law—a “separate but equal” alternative to marriage. But Romney and other radicals want...

Author: By Jonah M. Knobler and Samuel P. Tepperman-gelfant, S | Title: After Goodridge: What Now? | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

Supporters of equal marriage must speak out strongly because hate groups are already flooding state legislators with e-mails and phone calls from out-of-state. “It’s whoever’s voice is heard the loudest,” said Christian Coalition President Roberta...

Author: By Jonah M. Knobler and Samuel P. Tepperman-gelfant, S | Title: After Goodridge: What Now? | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

Bush has stopped short of public support for a Constitutional amendment, instead making vague statements that he will “work with congressional leaders and others to do what is legally necessary to defend the sanctity of marriage.” Nonetheless, this issue is sure to play an...

Author: By Jonah M. Knobler and Samuel P. Tepperman-gelfant, S | Title: After Goodridge: What Now? | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

The Court’s finding that dignity and equality require recognition of same-sex marriages stands in stark contrast to the efforts of some elected officials and activists to write discrimination into the Constitution.  It falls on us as citizens to ensure that this dispute is resolved...

Author: By Jonah M. Knobler and Samuel P. Tepperman-gelfant, S | Title: After Goodridge: What Now? | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

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