In Massachusetts, the legislature voted against gay marriage, despite the state’s supreme court having ruled to the contrary. That said, this may only be the impact of outgoing Governor Mitt Romney’s last efforts, and there is hope on the horizon.
Incoming Governor Deval Patrick (D) is opposed to the ban. He lobbied throughout the State House and held a press conference to encourage legislators to cast a “No” vote on the measure. The New York Times reported that Governor-Elect Patrick strongly objected to the constitutional amendment process, saying, “I believe that adults should be free to choose whom they wish to love and marry,” and that an amendment should not be used “to give a minority fewer freedoms than the majority.”