[hunter112]

One thing I've noticed the lack of on this thread--why has no one questioned the tactic of waiting until two business days before May 17th to take this through the Federal court system? I mean, this thing's been brewing for six months, if there was a Federal issue here, why didn't somebody make a case out of it two or three months ago?

My answer to that question is this: The people who oppose gay marriage know that the imminent "sky is falling" tone of their pleadings is the best thing they've got going for them. Upon careful deliberation, the Federal court system will leave Massachusetts law alone, and leave it to the people of that state to deal with the issue in their Constitution. In fact, the very prescence of a Constitutional Amendment to change gay marriage into civil union shows that the process is working, and that there is no need for the Federal courts to interfere in it.

[lentulusgracchus]

In fact, the very prescence of a Constitutional Amendment to change gay marriage into civil union shows that the process is working, and that there is no need for the Federal courts to interfere in it.

Massachusetts's supreme court is running away and deliberately and with premeditation (and not to mention conspiring with one party to the lawsuit) denying the People of Massachusetts a republican form of government as required by Article IV of the United States Constitution, and there is no federal issue here?

Try your pabulum on infants who don't know what the issues are.