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OK, I read every word. It was a waste of time because the basic pillar of what you wrote is incorrect.

The court did not “COMMAND” that the legislature initiate gay marriage legislation within 180 days and then Romney just went ahead with it even though a law hadn’t been passed by them.

What the Supreme Court did was uphold the current marriage law, but strike down as unconstitutional the provision that licenses would be denied to same sex couples. Then they instituted a 180 STAY to PERMIT the legislature to act. The legislature did NOT and the STAY ENDED, leaving Romney stuck to uphold the law and no longer refuse licenses based on same sex applicants. Romney began working on a statewide Defense of Marriage ballot initiative to allow the citizens of the state to overturn the Supreme Court decision.

Here is the conclusion of the actual Supreme Court decision.... Goodridge v. Department of Public Health

http://www.boston.com/news/daily/18/sjc_gaymarriage_decision.pdf

“In their complaint the plaintiffs request only a declaration that their exclusion and the exclusion of other qualified same-sex couples from access to civil marriage violates Massachusetts law. We declare that barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution. We vacate the summary judgment for the department. We remand this case to the Superior Court for entry of judgment consistent with this opinion.

Entry of judgment shall be stayed for 180 days to permit the Legislature to take such action as it may deem appropriate in light of this opinion. See, e.g., Michaud v. Sheriff of Essex County, 390 Mass. 523, 535-536 (1983).

So ordered.”

OK, I read every word. It was a waste of time because the basic pillar of what you wrote is incorrect.

The court did not “COMMAND” that the legislature initiate gay marriage legislation within 180 days and then Romney just went ahead with it even though a law hadn’t been passed by them.

Sorry, but you could not be more wrong.

The whole basis of the argument against Romney in this case is that the Legislature of MA, as required by the MA Constitution, never passed a law making it legal for Homosexuals in MA to marry.

It was "legislated" from the bench by the Supreme Court of MA.

This what made this whole process illegal and unconstitutional and made Mitt Romney the Father of Gay Marriage in America. Not because the Court made him, but because he chose to do an Unconstitutional act of which, he was amply warned before hand of the Unconsitutional nature of his choice.