Mitt's Monkey Business in Massachusetts

In a few short weeks, Mitt Romney will no longer be the Governor of Massachusetts. This socially conservative Republican will step down in January and then focus on his run for the Republican nomination for US President. But it seems that even before he leaves office, he is trying to get a jump start on courting the religious conservatives he needs to win the nomination.

The New York Times reports that Gov. Romney is suing the Massachusetts Legislature (both houses are controlled by the Democrats) in order to force them to take an up or down vote on an amendment to the State Constitution to prohibit gay marriage. The Legislature decided to end their constitutional convention without taking up the issue.

Let me repeat that last sentence. The Legislature DECIDED to end their constitutional convention without taking up the issue. Gov. Romney, you may not like the decision the Legislature reached, but it is a decision nonetheless.

This is a great illustration of the hypocrisy and dishonesty of many of the opponents of gay marriage in Massachusetts who said that the Court decision that created gay marriage was wrong because the Legislature is the proper body to decide on gay marriage.

Well now the Legislature has decided. They have decided that they don't want this amendment to go any further. They have acted and their actions will kill the amendment for this year.

And if the people of Massachusetts don't like the decision of the Legislature, they can vote them out of office in the next election. That's the way the system works, Gov. Romney. If you don't like politicians being accountable to the voters, maybe you should get out of politics and find another line of work.