Sex In The Public Square - Massachusetts - Comments

And yet,

JanieBelle — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:15:25 -0700

I'll let you have this one, Tom. I'm good like that.

Well Said

JanieBelle — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:41:04 -0700

Well Said, Tom. It must have been extraordinary to be there, and it's great that we have a first hand account of the events outside.

It's good to see another sign that the vocal breeders of hate and division are becoming a smaller and more marginalized minority.

Perhaps there is hope for this country and this planet after all.

Marriage in MA

Elizabeth — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:58:49 -0700

Tom, thanks for the update, and what great photos! Would you consider making a gallery for the site?

Yay MA!

Elizabeth — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:17:40 -0700

The rights of a minority ought not generally be subject to majority rule (unless it is a generous and compassionate majority, which is never guaranteed). I'm glad the MA legislature did the right thing. That, however, was no guarantee, as the last voted demonstrated.

How do we know, as a society, especially as a society that is brought up with the "majority rule democracy" ideal, when is the right time for the courts to make a decision and when is the right time for the legislature to make a decision, and when is the right time for the people to make a decision?

Democracy sure is messy!

All that said, BRAVO to the lawmakers in MA who voted down the amendment, because really this was best decided by the courts.

Now, purely speculation: Would a popular vote on the amendment have passed or failed in MA?