GAY MARRIAGE BACKLASH: Boston Herald editorial

Being tagged blue or red made no difference in the 11 states which passed ballot questions prohibiting same-sex marriage. Oregon and Michigan voters joined Mississippi, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas, North Dakota, Montana and Utah to preserve traditional marriage.

Anyone still think Massachusetts voters will tolerate not getting their say, too?

The not-so-secret hope of gay marriage proponents here has been that the furor over the Supreme Judicial Court ruling would fade with time. Then they could convince the Constitutional Convention not to give a similar ballot question a final round of approval.

Or better yet, they'd like to get the Con-Con to never quite get to the question when they meet to consider their agenda in 2005.

We see no signs of furor. Nonetheless, such a fundamental question ought to be put before the people. ...

Ironically, here, where the Supreme Judicial Court got the ball rolling, lawmakers are likely feeling sanguine about the political fallout. No legislative campaign outcome appears to have hinged on the issue and same-sex marriage proponents might even have gained a few friendly faces on Beacon Hill.

But, nationally, Democratic leaders are blaming Massachusetts' activists in part for John Kerry's defeat. ...

Guess what happens when courts, not legislators, make laws? There's a backlash. Duh. ...

Will a ban pass here? We have no idea. But beware the backlash if voters aren't the ones to decide the answer to that question.
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