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May 19, 2004
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney this week continues to demonstrate the lengths divisive politicians will go to unfairly target gay and lesbian families.
After legal marriage licenses were issued in his state to gay and lesbian couples, Gov. Romney began demanding copies of only those "gay" applicants in order to apply a law from 1913 banning out-of-state residents from seeking marriage licenses.
The last time the law was used was to prevent mixed race couples from "seeking to destroy the institution of marriage." This time, Gov. Romney is using the law for similarly scurrilous reasons that don't seem to care at all whether straight people are defying the law.
To people like Gov. Romney, there are more important things to do as Gov. than making sure the laws are applied equally, like making life as hellacious for those seeking equal rights as possible. Gov. Romney follows a long line in history of people we look back on in shame.
Mass. gov seeks gay nups info
NY Daily News
May 19, 2004
MASS. GOV'S GAY-NUP TWIST
NY Post
May 19, 2004
Request spurs fear of state crackdown
By CONOR BERRY and DAVID KIBBE
TIMES BOSTON via Cape Cod Times
May 19, 2004
State To Review Non-Resident Gay Marriage Licenses
WCVB-TV
May 19, 2004
Massachusetts governor demands wedding licenses
Advocate.com
May 19, 2004
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