I don’t know. This is the first time I’ve asked.
Long story short there was a court case who took court case and an existing law and by judicial fiat they redefined marriage.
EG A law said 'husband and wife'...and the court took it upon itself to say that 'husband' doesn't mean that it has to apply to men only, and 'wife' doesn't have to apply to women only.
They did not consult the governor nor the legislature in this by the way. Complete fiat.
By a simple redefinition of what words mean from the judges bench the court sent the whole affair into overdrive.
Romney hence was on the first plane to Washington DC testifying in front of the US Senate in behalf of a constitutional ammendment defining marriage.
He also fought to get the measure put on the ballot in Massachussetts, but the legislature blocked it.
Search around freerepublic and you can find this discussed ad naseum. Yet anti mormons and anti mitt people dredge up and debunked story over and over again.
By their logic Richard Nixon should be hated by all--why? Because HE WAS RESPONSIBLE for Roe V Wade....
In fact Nixon could not control the court and neither could Mitt. But Mitt fought it every single step of the way.