Finneran: Massachusetts has three choices regarding marriage

[davidinalameda]

http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=10676&sd=12/05/03

Thomas Finneran, speaker of the Massachusetts house of representatives and one of the most powerful politicians in the state, ended his silence Thursday regarding the Supreme Judicial Court's ruling last month that barring gay couples from marriage is unconstitutional, The Boston Globe reports. The speaker said the legislature has three choices in response to the court ruling: a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, a civil unions bill for same-sex couples, or doing nothing and letting the ruling stand.