Maybe we should force a quick popular vote on marriage

[dsc]

We are polling ahead right now in Massachusetts and will likely be outspent in any campaign given the religious right's near obscession with this issue. So why not vote quickly to put it on the ballot and have the vote in a week. I think given the miniscule threshold we are not being able to permanently keep this off the ballot. We can win this, or at least we have a shot, if we strike fast and take advantage of our current opinion lead. If we do win, that ends the argument that we rely on activist judges.

[William769]

1. I do not live in MA.

But IMHO let the Legislature deal with it as they have been doing so far.

[dsc]

2. they are one step from putting it on the ballot

They need to vote one more time in 2008 with only 25% needed to get it on the ballot. I think it will be on the ballot.

[moose65]

3. Question for those in Mass:

How many lawmakers who voted to put the issue on the ballot lost in the November elections? If I'm correct, that was a lame-duck group that voted on January 2. Did anyone who voted "yes" to the ballot initiative lose? I'd like to think that if Arizona can defeat a marriage amendment, then certainly Massachusetts can! Part of me would love for it to go on the ballot and then lose 70 - 30 or something like that. Of course, the other part of me prefers that it be kept off the ballot. Here in NC we haven't had to endure an amendment on the ballot, and hopefully with Democrats still in control at the state level, it won't happen anytime soon.

[dsc]

4. You can bet I wouldn't be advocating this for NC

I am very grateful that a couple of well positioned people keep us from facing one of those on the ballot. I would bet it would be some awful margin like 70 - 30 against us.