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  • Romney Asks Court To Put Gay Marriage Onto Ballot

    11/24/2006 6:07:37 PM PST · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 23 replies · 1,093+ views
    CBS 4 BOSTON ^ | 24 NOVEMBER 2006 | AP
    (AP) BOSTON -- Gov. Mitt Romney, a fierce opponent of gay marriage and possible presidential contender, on Friday asked Massachusetts' highest court to force a proposed anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment onto the state's 2008 ballot. Romney filed the request with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court -- the same court that ruled 4-3 in 2003 that the state could no longer deny marriage licenses to gay couples -- after lawmakers postponed action on the question until January. The move by lawmakers was widely seen by supporters and opponents of gay marriage as a way to kill the measure. Romney is...