At 08:09 AM 2/28/2004 -0700 Michael Harney wrote:
>Why is there no hope? Can't it go to the supreme court? Additionally, the
>Massachusetts legislature is trying to work on an ammendment to their state
>constitution that can counter the courts ruling. Some Republicans have said
>leave it to the states. Let Massachusetts decide whether it wants to ban
>same sex marriages or not.
Except in very rare cases, the US Supreme Court does not have authority
over the interpretation of a State constitution.
In this case, the MA Supreme Court's ruling required implementation of
their radical decision immediately. The only recourse the people have of
MA have to this decision, is to spend a minimum of two years in order to
amend their Constitution to simply say what they believe it had said all
along... going back to the day it ratified it.
For example, even a simple amendment "No provision of this Constitution
shall be construed as requiring the enactment of marriages or civil unions
between any couple or group" cannot be enacted for two years.
In the meantime, they have no choice but to hand out gay marriages.
JDG
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