Reilly (Massachusettes AG) presses for vote on gay marriage ban

[davidinalameda]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/candidates/articles/2006/06/30/reilly_presses_for_vote_on_gay_marriage_ban/

Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly urged the Legislature yesterday to vote on a proposed ban of same-sex marriage next month, using a debate among Democratic candidates for governor to say that lawmakers should not try to kill the measure through procedural maneuvers.

Reilly, who initially opposed same-sex marriage but came to support it, was the only Democrat yesterday to say the scheduled vote should take place. Deval L. Patrick said he would accept a tactic that derailed the measure, and Christopher F. Gabrieli refused to say either way.

Reilly said that although he's against the constitutional amendment, which seeks to outlaw same-sex marriage in 2008, he believes that the Legislature should take it up.

``I would vote against it if I was a legislator," Reilly said. ``But they should vote on this."

[Tiggeroshii]

1. take it up, vote it down. What's to lose? n/t

[davidinalameda]

2. why vote on it at all if not necessary

[Tiggeroshii]

3. Umm...

To show how much the MAssachussetts state legislature prefers allowing gay marriage? :shrug:

[davidinalameda]

4. so you want them to waste time with an issue that's already been settled

whatever

[Tiggeroshii]

5. I could care less.

It would be a waste of time, but heck, if that's what they wanna do then yeah,

whatever.