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Fri May 11, 2012, 05:15 PM May 2012

Brown Only Vote Backing Romney Veto of Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth

So, may be Scott may want to talk about that! And clearly, he is still an idiot as he is the only MA Congress person not to have recorded a video for "It gets better"

http://bluemassgroup.com/2012/05/brown-only-vote-backing-romney-veto-of-commission-on-gay-and-lesbian-youth/


Via HuffPost, in 2006, the Commission of Gay and Lesbian Youth was under the Governor’s control, Mitt Romney. Romney wanted to limit or even disband the Commission who’s work was to protect children from bullying, harassment and assault in schools. Nice guy.

The state legislature stepped in and wanted to remove control from Romney and make the commission independent after Romney’s threats. Romney vetoed making the group independent. But Romney’s acts were so egregious Democrats and Republicans came together and all joined in to override the veto, well except for one person.

Our now junior Senator, Scott Philip Brown:



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Brown Only Vote Backing Romney Veto of Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth (Original Post) Mass May 2012 OP
good find....... dhill926 May 2012 #1
Great find. Thanks. n/t ProSense May 2012 #2
Good find. Dawson Leery May 2012 #3
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