''Today, when most of the country thinks of who controls Massachusetts, I think the modern-day KKK comes to mind, the Kennedy-Kerry Klan," Walpin, who sits on the society's board of visitors, said to hearty laughter. ''One person who has been victorious against that tide in Massachusetts is Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney."
Romney, along with members of the audience, laughed at the joke and later thanked Walpin for the ''very generous introduction."
Romney rips SJC's justices on values
If I'm not mistaken, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's opinion on same-sex marriage was an advisory opinion, that is, it was formally solicited by the MA legislature. So if you're not going to like the answer, don't ask the question.
Advisory opinions are solicited by state legislatures in order to assist lawmakers in crafting legislation prior to its passage. They are forbidden at the federal level by the Constitution's "case or controversy" requirement.
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