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Article: The domino effect: White House opposition to gay marriage in Massachusetts may have set off a cascade of antigay state laws.(Marriage Rights)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2004
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Did President Bush's State of the Union address produce a domino effect of state-level marriage bans? In the January 20 speech, Bush said that if "activist judges" push same-sex marriage against "the will of the people," the "only alternative left ... would be the constitutional process." He seemed to be referring to the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, which might forever ban gay marriage and any legal recognition of same-sex relationships nationwide.
But Bush's somewhat ambiguous statement may have been enough. It appears to have galvanized antigay state politicians across the country, increasing the speed and ferocity of legislation to not only reinforce ...