Marriage--who decides? (Court).As Massachusetts's top court decides if the state will be the first in the nation to grant equal marriage rights, some people are asking another question: Is it really up to the court? "What is not at issue is whether permitting same-sex couples A same-sex couple is a pair of people of the same gender who pursue a romantic or sexual relationship together. The term "same-sex relationship" may be used when the sexual orientation of participants in a same-sex relationship is not known. to marry would be good public policy," the state's attorney Noun 1. state's attorney - a prosecuting attorney for a state state attorney prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state general's office said in a statement--before arguing against marriage in court March 4. "The legislature, not the courts, should decide if, when, and how to make such a far-reaching change." The court isn't expected to announce its decision before summer, but some legislators have already made up their minds. House speaker Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs M. Finneran, a Democrat, said he will support an amendment to the state's constitution defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman if the court finds in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor equal marriage rights. |
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