To: Dane
I believe the MA Supreme Court has ordered the MA legislature to enact gay marriage into law.
If they do, then this becomes a federal issue under the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
Pres. Bush must stop this.
29 posted on
02/04/2004 8:38:33 AM PST by
tomahawk
To: tomahawk
I believe the MA Supreme Court has ordered the MA legislature to enact gay marriage into law. Yes they have and the Mass. legislature can put a stop to this by putting an amendment in their state Constitution. I have no idea if an amendment would pass.
If it doesn't then the US congress gets the ball rolling on an amendment to the US Constitution to be sent to the states. The President has nothing to do with passing constitutional amendments.
40 posted on
02/04/2004 8:42:04 AM PST by
Dane
To: tomahawk
I believe the MA Supreme Court has ordered the MA legislature to enact gay marriage into law. If they do, then this becomes a federal issue under the Full Faith and Credit Clause. Actually, the Federal government is obliged to guarantee Massachusetts a republican form of government (Article IV, s4)
Courts do not order the People to pass laws in republics.
71 posted on
02/04/2004 8:51:14 AM PST by
Jim Noble
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