Mass. Delusion

I did not write this. I am passing it on because it displays clearly the reason our country is going in the wrong direction.

Massachusetts state lawmakers have voted 100-91 to adjourn
until Nov. 9 rather than take action on a ballot proposal
to support marriage. "Democracy lost today," said state
Rep. Marie Parente, a Democrat. She's right. State Rep.
Thomas Sannicandro (D) said he voted for the delay so that
state legislators could vote their consciences without the
pressure of having to face the voters soon afterward. So
much for representative government! He knows that his
values and those of most of his fellow 99 spineless
politicians are out-of-synch with their constituents on
this issue. Sannicandro doesn't want the issue on the
ballot at all. "If we do leave it to the people, it is a
discrimination vote." With the Massachusetts Supreme
Judicial Court giving the go ahead earlier this week for
the amendment to proceed, which will reverse the 2004
ruling of the Court creating same-sex marriage, it is
becoming pretty clear that the leadership of the
legislature has been hiding behind the courts on this
issue. It is hard to believe that this is the same state
that gave us great statesmen like Samuel Adams, John Adams,
and John Hancock who were not afraid to take a stand and
represent the people. What these politicians are doing is
effectively to deny the people of Massachusetts the right
to govern themselves. Gov. Mitt Romney (R) said it well:
"In a democracy, the people are sovereign." The U.S.
Constitution guarantees each state "a republican form of
government." The question is, is Massachusetts still a
republic?