Chris Stovall: Could Romney have legitimately refused to implement same-sex "marriage"?
By Chris Stovall
WorldNet Daily features this article today, in which constitutional attorneys including Herb Titus, Scott Fitzgibbon and others comment on whether Mitt Romney, when governor of Massachusetts, could legitimately have refused to implement statewide same-sex “marriage” in the wake of the Goodridge decision.
Some interesting aspects of the Massachusetts Constitution that were ignored or misunderstood in the decision and the subsequent controversy are brought to light, as well as some interesting facts about the legislature’s and then-Governor Romney’s actions in the wake of the decision. I am quoted several times in the article giving my perspective on why the Massachusetts mess, and a similar imbroglio in Alaska last year, show that the only sure-fire way for marriage-loving citizens to simultaneously prevent all three branches from playing havoc with our most cherished social institution is to give it constitutional-grade protection with state and federal marriage amendments.