Sunday, July 09, 2006
'Let 'em vote,' Part III
Eileen defends the state constitution but doesn't address how lawmakers are defying the constitution on the very same issue. The Progressive-Hack Alliance: It's on full gaudy display these days. ... Until someone proves otherwise (I'm no constitutional expert), I'm going to assume that the reader's analysis below is accurate and that lawmakers are employing old-fashioned Bulger tactics to avoid a proper legislative vote on gay marriage. ...
Update - 7.10.06 -- Dave rightly goes after a truly odious Phoenix editorial that equates support for a vote to Jim Crow and the KKK. The Phoenix editorial is so bad and strident, you can't help but think the aging Phoenixers are merely trying to posture for old time's sake. ... Two things I truly hope will happen: 1.) Lawmakers follow the constitution and 2.) The amendment then fails.
Update II - 7.10.06 -- Dan has more on the issue -- and an update about the SJC permitting the amendment to procedurely move foward. Whether lawmakers comply is another matter. ...
Update III - 7.10.06 -- And Andrew Sullivan has more, saying: "The attempt by some gay activists to prevent the legitimate constitutional process from going forward is lamentable and misguided." ... Hmmm. Does this mean Andrew favors Jim Crow and the KKK?
Eileen defends the state constitution but doesn't address how lawmakers are defying the constitution on the very same issue. The Progressive-Hack Alliance: It's on full gaudy display these days. ... Until someone proves otherwise (I'm no constitutional expert), I'm going to assume that the reader's analysis below is accurate and that lawmakers are employing old-fashioned Bulger tactics to avoid a proper legislative vote on gay marriage. ...
Update - 7.10.06 -- Dave rightly goes after a truly odious Phoenix editorial that equates support for a vote to Jim Crow and the KKK. The Phoenix editorial is so bad and strident, you can't help but think the aging Phoenixers are merely trying to posture for old time's sake. ... Two things I truly hope will happen: 1.) Lawmakers follow the constitution and 2.) The amendment then fails.
Update II - 7.10.06 -- Dan has more on the issue -- and an update about the SJC permitting the amendment to procedurely move foward. Whether lawmakers comply is another matter. ...
Update III - 7.10.06 -- And Andrew Sullivan has more, saying: "The attempt by some gay activists to prevent the legitimate constitutional process from going forward is lamentable and misguided." ... Hmmm. Does this mean Andrew favors Jim Crow and the KKK?
