Gay marriage setback in Massachusetts: Legislative move could put ban on 2008 ballot
In a surprise move, Massachusetts legislators took a first step toward banning same-sex marriages in the first and only state to make them legal. If the state legislature approves a ban in another vote during the 2007-2008 session, the initiative will be placed on the November 2008 ballot.
It was thought last month that the lawmakers would adjourn without voting on the controversial issue, although the state’s Supreme Judicial Court had castigated legislators for not acting on the measure.