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MASSively annoying: Anti-progress progresses in Bay State  »  Good As You
And now in "Geez, can't they leave that poor dead horse alone?" news: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has approved paperwork that had been filed by the radically anti-gay Massresistance group.  And what does the paperwork entail, you ask?  Well, it is MR's attempt to reinstate the recently-downed 1913 law that had previously prevented out-of-state gays from getting hitched in the Bay State.  So now that they've obtained the AG's approval, MR is free to begin collecting signatures (33,297 by the end of October) in order to put this tired matter before voters in 2010, and ultimately ...
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Posted:  8/26 6:24pm
Referendum on 1913 marriage law passes first test in Massachusetts  »  gay blog
The state attorney general today approved paperwork filed by opponents of same-sex marriages who are pushing a statewide referendum that would reinstate a 1913 statute that prevented gay and lesbian couples from marrying in Massachusetts if their union wouldn't be legal in their home state. The paperwork, which included the signatures of 10 registered voters, was filed Aug. 13 by the group Mass Resistance. They now need to gather signatures from 33,297 registered voters by Oct. 29 to get the referendum on the ballot in November 2010. "After a thorough review by our office, we have concluded that this referendum ...
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Posted:  8/25 10:35pm
AG: Anti-gay Mass. group can move ahead with referendum restricting marriage  »  seaQwa's Qnews
Source: Boston Globe , South Coast Today Boston -- The state attorney general today approved paperwork filed by opponents of same-sex marriages who are pushing a statewide referendum that would reinstate a 1913 statute that prevented gay and lesbian couples from marrying in Massachusetts if their union wouldn't be legal in their home state. "After a thorough review by our office, we have concluded that this referendum petition has met the technical requirements that govern such petitions," Attorney General Martha Coakley said today in a statement. The paperwork, which included the...(read more) ...
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Posted:  8/25 10:01pm