In Massachusetts in 2002, Romney refused to endorse an amendment banning gay marriage, saying it was too extreme. But after the Mass Court ruling and Mitt’s ordering the justices of the peace and clerks to marry gays, he decided to push for an amendment.
He knew the amendment would not get through the Mass legislature. But he had already instituted gay marriage by his “executive order.” You remember executive orders. Mitt was kinda like Obama, kinda like Clinton, kinda like Paul “the forehead” Begala saying, “Stroke of the pen, law of the land.” It’s the fascist socialist way — Mitt’s way. Just like Obama.
You are absolutely right about the legislature being in charge of changing the law. They should have been. The courts had addressed this very matter. Court could not change the law, only the legislature could. Mitt should have waited for the legislature to act. But he didn’t. It was Mitt in his infinite lack of wisdom, who decided Massachusetts needed gay marriage. No one ordered him to change anything. But the clerks and justices were under his authority so he used his executive power to order them institute gay marriage without the help of the legislature or a change in the law.
After the gays got what they wanted, and there was no way the legislature would overturn Mitt’s executive rule, he decided to push for an amendment. After doing all he could to make gay marriage a reality, he appealed to the same legislature that would never, even to this day, allow the people of Massachusetts to get an opportunity to vote on the matter. If he had really wanted to stop this, he would never had asked the justices and clerks to change a thing.
I remember the cry that came from family organizations in Massachusetts when Mitt pulled this garbage. Now his minions are out trying to lie about his hand in all this. Mitt and every single bot and minion that crawls out from under the rocks to protect him can quit their lying. Mitt and his paid minions constant twisting the truth to favor Mitt is one of the biggest reasons why I will never vote for that lying, piece of flim flamming deluder.
A key expression you used was ‘his minions’. The Nation is being run by ‘minions’ of people and groups, some good for our Constitution and many not so good even to the point of changing our Constitution. I believe Providence that helped the Founders establish our Constitution will also shape this current dilemma.