Gay day (II) in MA

I am all about direct citizen involvement in the political process. This means I am, in many cases, for giving more power to the electorate rather than less. However, I have to agree with MA House Speaker DiMasi on the issue of putting the equal rights of a minority group up for a popular vote. Especially when that minority group is a set of individuals who are stigmatized and often vilified by massive, non-local based campaigns.

So YAY MA!

From The Boston Globe
Legislators vote to defeat same-sex marriage ban
A proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was defeated today by a joint session of the Legislature by a vote of 45 to 151, eliminating any chance of getting it on the ballot in November 2008. At least 50 votes were needed to advance the measure.