[johnny7]

He could have used a veto.

Against what... the SJC? Same-sex marriage in MA was decreed by the Supreme Judicial Court... and an overwhelmingly, DemocRAT Legislature enabled them to do so. Anyone familiar with MA politics knows this... so take your BS somewhere else.

[rollo tomasi]

Excuse me, this has nothing to do with the Mass. Leg. Romney issued a direct order starting the whole homosexual marriage process. He could of told the SJC to "f’ off, the Leg has failed to act within your 180 day decree so I am not doing anything and definitely not listening to four oligarchs".

[Blue Collar Republican]

Not that you are worthy of replying too, but...

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Do you think there’s any difference, really, between a gay marriage and something called a civil union?

GOV. MITT ROMNEY, MASSACHUSETTS: Well, I would rather have neither, to tell you the truth. I’d rather that domestic partner benefits, such as hospital - hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples. I don’t want civil unions or gay marriage.

But there is a difference, even when just the word is the difference. And the difference is that, if you indicate as a society that you’re indifferent between a same-sex couple marrying and a heterosexual couple marrying, then it means our schools and other institutions are going to have to indicate that there is no difference whatsoever, and that obviously has societal consequences that are important.

MATTHEWS: You mean if we called it marriage II or barriage or come up with some other word, and yet the law was exactly the same, that would be significant?

ROMNEY: Well, I’m not sure we are going to come up with a different word.