Sorry, but it is true, Romney did implement what the legislature would not. Romney instituted same sex marriage in Massachusetts. The courts told the legislature to do it but they were too afraid touch it. Even though no one (neither the courts nor the legislature) told Romney he had to do so, he ordered the clerks of the court to issue marriage licenses.
Since he’s the one who did it, Romney’s the one who is responsible.
Now did he actually officiate at a gay wedding? That I don’t know anything about.
But did he choose two gays raising a child to be celebrated as parents of the year? Yes, he did.
Sorry, but it is true, Romney did implement what the legislature would not. Romney instituted same sex marriage in Massachusetts. The courts told the legislature to do it but they were too afraid touch it. Even though no one (neither the courts nor the legislature) told Romney he had to do so, he ordered the clerks of the court to issue marriage licenses.That's exactly how it played out, and what was really sad and aggravating about that sorry episode in the history of Romney is that what he did was both illegal and unconstitutional as the Massachusetts constitution expressly states that all matters concerning marriage are to originate in the Legislature, and this issue did not.
That's what I was getting at. So far as I can tell, he didn't.
But did he choose two gays raising a child to be celebrated as parents of the year? Yes, he did.
No, he didn't do that either. I guess he could have vetoed the Department of Social Services bureaucrat who chose them (if that's what actually happened and if he knew about it beforehand) but no, I'm pretty sure Romney didn't actually choose them himself.