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From today's Boston Globe:
Supporters of same-sex marriage are scrambling to hold together a shaky coalition of lawmakers today in hopes of blocking a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
Both sides in the emotion-packed debate said yesterday that an air of uncertainty has gripped today's constitutional convention because of the recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling saying lawmakers have a constitutional duty to vote on the proposed amendment. Just weeks ago, advocates of same-sex marriage had confidently predicted the convention would quietly kill the petition, which is being pushed by social conservatives and Governor Mitt Romney.
"We don't know what's going to happen for sure, but it does seem certainly a possibility that a vote on the petition will take place," said Arline Isaacson, cochairwoman of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus.
The directory of legislators is here.
Supporters of same-sex marriage are scrambling to hold together a shaky coalition of lawmakers today in hopes of blocking a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
Both sides in the emotion-packed debate said yesterday that an air of uncertainty has gripped today's constitutional convention because of the recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling saying lawmakers have a constitutional duty to vote on the proposed amendment. Just weeks ago, advocates of same-sex marriage had confidently predicted the convention would quietly kill the petition, which is being pushed by social conservatives and Governor Mitt Romney.
"We don't know what's going to happen for sure, but it does seem certainly a possibility that a vote on the petition will take place," said Arline Isaacson, cochairwoman of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus.
The directory of legislators is here.
