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Governor Will Sign to Remove Justice Marshall
Gov. Romney will sign a Bill of Address for the removal of Justice Margaret Marshall when it arrives at his desk in a few weeks, this paper has been told by many sources. One tells about a personal conversation she had with Romney where she was told by him that the reason he is not getting behind the measure is because he does not have the power to see that it passes the Legislature. Many agree with that statement by Romney. They add, however, that it would cause his political demise if he fails to sign something which would quickly end the threat of “marriage” being given to homosexuals. They point out the absurdity of the SJC ruling that masturbation is a constitutional right and entitled to special benefits. They say the Governor is correct that he does not have the power to get the measure through the Legislature, but they also say the people can do so if they are aroused enough. Disappointment is heard that Romney is not providing leadership for the Bill, but there is no doubt that he will sign when it comes to his desk. They say this despite the fact that Bay Windows wrote on Saturday that his press secretary, Shawn Feddeman, told them the governor is opposed to the effort and it seems unlikely he would remove the Justices if the Bill of Address is passed. “We are focused on the legislation the governor filed last week authorizing him to ask the SJC for a stay of their judgment until the constitutional amendment process is complete,” she wrote in an email to the homosexual newspaper, written before the Senate killed his request. Rep. Goguen Is Sure Romney Will Sign Rep. Emile Goguen (D-Fitchburg), the sponsor of the measure, did not appear concerned about the Governor’s cooperation. “He says he’s not [in favor of the bill], but when he sees the momentum, he’ll go along with it,” Goguen said, according to Bay Windows, which headlined Goguen’s bill as: “A shot in the dark.” It reported that Arline Isaacson, a prominent lobbyist for same-sex-masturbators, agreed that Goguen will obtain more supporters in the Legislature. “I actually do expect some other legislators will sign on, but not a lot, because it’s a really extreme thing to do,” she said. Brian Camenker, coordinator of the Article 8 Alliance, told Bay Windows he would More Confusion Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday that Romney “ratcheted up his rhetoric” after the Senate refused on Friday to consider the emergency bill he had filed earlier seeking special power to go before Margaret Marshall to seek a stay of her order. Most observers agreed with Arline Isaacson who told Bay Windows that Romney’s emergency legislation was an effort to appeal to conservatives outside Massachusetts in preparation for a future run for office outside the Bay State. “There’s nothing else that he can do, really,” she said, “and he’s desperate to prove his right-wing credentials to a national audience, which is why he’s acting more like a religious zealot than the CEO of the state who is determined to follow the law.” Attorney J. Edward Pawlick, Publisher of MassNews, agreed with some of what Isaacson said. He says that no one can fault Attorney General Reilly for refusing to waste his time taking a fruitless suit back to Margaret Marshall. “She’s not going to change her mind,” says Pawlick. “That is great ‘theater’ by Romney, to make him appear as a man who is doing everything possible. But that’s all it is. It’s going to do our cause great harm, because it will remove people’s attention from the primary goal, which is stopping gay marriage totally and immediately, which can be done quickly and easily by removing Marshall from office. “It will be even greater ‘theater’ for the Governor personally if he joins in the successful effort to remove Marshall and helps to end this terrible period when our state almost put mutual-masturbation under the protections of our historic state Constitution.” |
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