MA legislature quashes right to vote

This is a sad day for the people's right to vote in Massachusetts. The state legislature has just defeated a measure that would place a question on the ballot in the 2008 elections allowing people to vote on the definition of marriage. All the legislators who voted for the amendment: I congratulate you for your courage to defy peer pressure. Governor Patrick, Speaker DiMasi, and Senate President Murray, shame on you for browbeating your fellow legislators into changing their votes. The marriage amendment was victorious in the first round of voting earlier this year, but this time it fell short of the 50 votes it required to get on the ballot. Clearly, quite a few legislators changed their minds, and VoteOnMarriage.org vows to investigate these changes of opinion for corruption. I hope they find some!