(Mass.) Gay marriage foes eye new petition

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/03/30/gay_marriage_foes_eye_new_petition/

Gay marriage foes eye new petition
Push for total ban may aim for 2008

By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | March 30, 2005

A leading conservative group, which has been in discussion with the Romney administration, is readying a push for an outright ban on same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.

The move could significantly alter the debate on Beacon Hill over same-sex unions this year and undercut support for a compromise measure approved by the Legislature last year that outlawed gay marriage but established civil unions.

Kris Mineau, the president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, said the group plans to unveil the new strategy next month, but he would not elaborate. However, legislators said that they have been briefed by the group about a proposal to mount a new citizens petition campaign to place a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on the 2008 ballot.

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Mineau said his group has been in contact with Governor Mitt Romney's deputy chief of staff, Peter Flaherty, about the new strategy. ''We've having a good dialogue," Mineau said.


Well, it looks like Smilin' Mitt Romney is continuing to work on his conservative bona fides by working with those who wish to ban gay marriage.