The proposal, which sought to change the state's Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, needed 50 votes to advance to the 2008 statewide ballot. It got 45, with 151 lawmakers opposed.
Opponents of gay marriage vowed to press on, but Thursday's defeat after more than three years of sometimes wrenching debate could prove insurmountable. Any effort to mount a new ballot question would take years at a time political support in Massachusetts is swinging firmly behind gay marriage.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Victory in Our Times
The courageous legislatures of Massachusetts have once again stood up for equal rights for their citizens by voting to kill the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
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