November 24, 2003 -- BOSTON - Two polls released yesterday show that
Massachusetts lawmakers could be bucking public opinion if they try to thwart
the Supreme Judicial Court's ruling last week that found the state's ban on gay
marriage unconstitutional.
Fifty percent of Massachusetts residents surveyed for a Boston Globe/WBZ-TV poll said they agreed with the ruling, while 38 percent opposed it. A separate Boston Sunday Herald poll found 49 percent said they support the ruling, while 38 percent oppose it.
"If people want to be together, who cares?" said Bill Luff, 32, a nightclub owner in Worcester.
Some state lawmakers are now pushing for a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage and effectively skirt the ruling.
-- Jen --
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