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...Massachusetts should not become the Las Vegas of same-sex marriage." MITT ROMNEY, Massachusetts Governor, who declared out-of-state couples ineligible for marriage licenses, anticipating a rush of gay couples into his state when same-sex marriage becomes legal there this week...
...unions occurred even as opponents renewed their calls for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and Gov. W. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., pledged to enforce a law preventing out-of-state couples from obtaining licenses in Massachusetts...
...Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upholding same-sex marriage took effect at midnight last night, allowing couples across the state to take their vows. This historic occasion marks the culmination of a six-month struggle to fend off the political and legal attacks of gay marriage opponents like Gov. Mitt Romney, who have tried to circumvent the SJC’s ruling. On a larger scale, today also represent an enormous step forward for gay marriage advocates across the state and country. It is heartening to see that not even the manipulations and false rationalizations of the governor...
...proposed for Cape Cod, for instance. The proposal could generate large amounts of renewable energy at competitive prices, if only local residents could stand the sight of windmills in their ocean views. We strongly support the development of wind power in Cape Cod and sincerely hope that the Gov. Mitt Romney and the state legislature put renewable energy ahead of local residents with not-in-my-backyard agendas. A large wind farm would be a concrete step towards a more sustainable and secure future for Mass energy production...
...moral level, the granting of marriage rights to gay couples is unassailable, and whether it happens in a month or in twenty years, it seems a virtual certainty that gay citizens across the country will be given the right to marry. But until that day, politicians like Mitt Romney and George Bush, whatever obstacles they may put in the way, are only postponing progress...