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To: Dane
I believe the MA Supreme Court has ordered the MA legislature to enact gay marriage into law.

If they do, then this becomes a federal issue under the Full Faith and Credit Clause.

Pres. Bush must stop this.
29 posted on 02/04/2004 8:38:33 AM PST by tomahawk
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To: tomahawk
I believe the MA Supreme Court has ordered the MA legislature to enact gay marriage into law.

Yes they have and the Mass. legislature can put a stop to this by putting an amendment in their state Constitution. I have no idea if an amendment would pass.

If it doesn't then the US congress gets the ball rolling on an amendment to the US Constitution to be sent to the states. The President has nothing to do with passing constitutional amendments.

40 posted on 02/04/2004 8:42:04 AM PST by Dane
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To: tomahawk
I believe the MA Supreme Court has ordered the MA legislature to enact gay marriage into law. If they do, then this becomes a federal issue under the Full Faith and Credit Clause.

Actually, the Federal government is obliged to guarantee Massachusetts a republican form of government (Article IV, s4)

Courts do not order the People to pass laws in republics.

71 posted on 02/04/2004 8:51:14 AM PST by Jim Noble (Now you go feed those hogs before they worry themselves into anemia!)
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