Sen. Birmingham 'Quite Confident' About MCM's Lawsuit

Related Story: Liberals Are Responsible for Illegal Vote Against Marriage, Bay Windows Confirms

MassNews Staff
September 3, 2002

Sen. Birmingham says he is quite confident he'll be able to deal with MCM's lawsuit against him and get it disposed of.

At a homosexual fundraiser he was given $13,000 and an endorsement in his bid for Governor. Bay Windows wrote, "And now he's been slapped with a lawsuit by the Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage, the sponsors of the initiative, both personally and in his capacity as Senate president. The MCM has asked the Supreme Judicial Court to clarify whether Birmingham acted illegally in adjourning the convention. The candidate, however, is unmoved by the legal action."

Birmingham told the paper, "I'm being sued not only institutionally but personally, which I interpret as an effort to intimidate me and try to pressure me to change my position - it's not going to happen. And I think to the extent that I'm named personally it's frivolous. But you know it's certainly not going to have the desired effect. And so we'll deal with that and get that disposed of, I'm quite confident.

"But look I'm a big boy. I took a stand fully knowing what the reaction of the other side would be and would have to be completely removed from the process not to know. I got all the e-mails and everything else beforehand, so this reaction doesn't surprise me. It doesn't faze me either."

The paper said that the Amendment was sent to the Public Service Committee because it was "the one most likely to give it an unfavorable review." And Sen. Harriet Chandler (D-Worcester) was named as Chair because she is a "strong opponent of the proposal."

The paper reported that Birmingham was the one who "engineered" the vote to adjourn the July Constitutional Convention without debating or voting on the Amendment.

 


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