Saw this on the news as well as here
Crowds of gay marriage supporters and opponents crowded the front of the Statehouse hours before the session convened to press lawmakers on the measure, which would define marriage in Massachusetts as the union of a man and woman.
Proponents of the amendment seized the high ground, standing directly at the foot of the Statehouse steps with signs reading, "Let the People Vote."
"Legislators are sent to Beacon Hill to vote on a matter, not to not vote on a matter," said one of the sign holders, Paul Ferro, 30, of Norton.
Opponents stood on the opposite side of Beacon Street, in front of a Civil War memorial, with their own banners. "Let the people marry," read one.
In a display of the emotions, one of the amendment's backers yelled across the street at a person with a sign reading, "Start Acting Like Christians." The amendment proponent said, "We are Christians, just like you."
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