Issue #6. Though Romney says same-sex marriage will damage religious freedom and harm children, who need both a mother and a father, he personally issued more than 190 special one-day certificates to allow homosexual marriages to be performed by legally unqualified persons. He claims he was just applying the marriage statutes evenly. But as Phyllis Schlafly reminded America, and even the outlaw Goodridge judges admitted, the Massachusetts statutes do not allow homosexual marriages, despite Romneys false claim that the court legalized homosexual marriage. Moreover, a governor is not obliged to issue any special marriage certificates to anyone. Since Romney says same-sex marriage will harm children and erode religious freedom, why did he violate the marriage statutes and issue hundreds of special permits? ( www.massresistance.org/docs/marriage/romney/record/ )