Massachusetts Court Imposes ‘Homosexual Marriage’     11/18/2003

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that a ban on homosexual marriage violates the state constitution, and orders the state legislature to remedy the problem within 180 days.

“The court has no authority to make demands of the legislature, they’re violating the separation of powers mandated in the state constitution,” said Jan LaRue, chief counsel at Concerned Women for America. “The Legislature should ratify the ballot initiative before them to limit marriage to one man and one woman. The court needs to see that the people make the law through their elected representatives. Four renegade justices cannot take that right away.”

“These are the court jesters of the century,” said LaRue. “The Massachusetts Legislature should summon the moral courage to impeach the majority for their abuse of power and distortion of the state constitution. They have made Massachusetts a government of men and not of laws."

“The court is seeking to create a counterfeit,” said LaRue. “Even if the legislators ignore the will of the people and institute some type of civil unions, a license can’t create a marriage any more than a licensed electrician can produce power by taping two same-sex plugs together.”

“To mandate marital recognition for non-marital relationships is to create a lie that will ensure coercion against people who stand for the truth,” warned Robert Knight, director of the Culture and Family Institute, an affiliate of CWA. “Christians are sure to be targets of persecution for their beliefs if “gay” marriage is given legal backing.

“The Massachusetts Legislature needs to stand up to the court’s tyranny and pass an amendment to the state constitution that will protect the state’s true definition of marriage.”

For Information Contact:
Valerie Mosher
(202) 488-7000
media.cwfa.org

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