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In Our Enthusiasm for Missouri’s Vote Against Gay Marriage, We Can’t Forget that Mass. Did the Same in 2002 until John Kerry Illegally Scuttled It
In the enthusiasm about Missouri’s approval of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, we shouldn’t forget that Massachusetts was one of the first states in 2002 to approve a ban of both gay marriage and civil unions, until our Democratic legislature refused to vote on the measure (which had gained more than twice as many signatures as required), because its leaders knew it would gain more than the necessary 25% to send it on to the people for a vote in November 2004.
John Kerry is one of those responsible for that violation of our Constitution and was questioned as such by Tim Russert on Meet the Press. Kerry certainly knew what was happening as the transcript shows:
Kerry: Well, we actually have a ballot referendum [in Massachusetts] this year that will go to the heart of the matter with respect to gay marriage.
Russert: But it's being blocked by leaders of the state legislature. Do you believe that the people of Massachusetts deserve a right to vote on it?
Kerry: I think people always deserve a right to vote, and if you have a referendum process, Tim, people have a right to exercise it.
But it became clear a few months later that Kerry really didn't want a vote to take place. The Democrats made a mockery of our democracy by refusing to allow legislators to cast votes on the issue, even though the Constitution required it. However, the Senator was nowhere to be seen after he appeared on the television show.
But he was heard. He signed a highly unusual, and some say illegal, letter from the state’s Congressional delegation officially telling Party members of the state Legislature that they should vote against this state measure. The letter was delivered on Monday, July 15, two days before the vote of the Legislators.
Kerry hasn’t been heard since about this egregious violation of our state Constitution in 2002. The state legislature has repeated its illegal conduct in 2004 by refusing to allow a vote of legislators on the Removal of Judge Marshall and three other judges even though that is also required by the state Constitution. But Kerry is trying to avoid any knowledge of that illegal conduct also.body |
