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When it comes to crime and punishment, we forcefully believe that the government has no right to put a convict’s neck on the chopping block. And most of Massachusetts agrees. So we are thankful that Gov. Mitt Romney’s proposal to reinstate capital punishment in the Commonwealth met sound defeat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Tuesday. But there’s no doubt that Romney’s primary motivation for introducing this hopeless bill was not so much to debate the criminal code as it was to appeal to the national conservative...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Legislature or Proving Ground? | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

...when his state's high court cleared the way for gay marriage, Gov. Mitt Romney invoked a law from 1913 prohibiting Massachusetts marriage licenses from being given to nonresident couples whose union would be "void" in their home state. Anti-integrationists were plain wrong then; black people had no master plan to destroy the institution of the white family. Who's to say the forces against gay marriage won't be proven Chicken Littles as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viewpoint: Civil Rights and Gay Rights | 10/25/2005 | See Source »

Marriage supporters, including Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, abandoned the Travaglini-Lees Amendment long ago because of its flawed compromise on civil unions. Since civil unions are same-sex “marriage” in nearly all but name, they remain an unacceptable compromise to most marriage supporters. Consequently, the ultimate failure of the Travaglini-Lees Amendment was a foregone conclusion when it passed the first time...

Author: By Glen E. Lavy, | Title: Civil Union ‘Compromise’ Never Gave Legislature A Chance | 9/26/2005 | See Source »

...following the now-famous Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said, “The people of Massachusetts should have the right to define marriage. It should not be decided for them by a court.” Last week, the state legislature—representing the will of the people of the Commonwealth—answered Romney’s call in resounding fashion, defeating a proposed constitutional amendment to replace same-sex marriage with civil unions by an overwhelming vote of 157 to 39. Through their elected representatives, the people...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: An Unlikely ‘Activist Judge’ | 9/20/2005 | See Source »

...Nationals pitcher Livn Hernndez last week refused to pay ransom for the glove he chucked into the stands after being pulled from a game. What was the mitt holder demanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fans Gone Batty | 8/21/2005 | See Source »

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