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A '''Massachusetts Liberal''' is a typically ultra-[[liberal]] in or from [[Massachusetts]], in many ways the most liberal state in the [[United States of America|United States]]. It is the only state where it is a crime, with a mandatory prison sentence of at least one year, to transport a lawfully owned gun for a lawful purpose in an automobile without a special permit. Out-of-state drivers traveling to hunting or gun competitions in the Northeast have to choose between going hours out of their way to avoid Massachusetts, or spending hours attempting to obtain a permit.<ref>"Caution--Massachusetts has enacted one of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, imposing a mandatory one-year jail sentence for anyone illegally possessing a firearm, loaded or unloaded, "on his person or under his control in a vehicle." In all cases, all firearms must be transported as prescribed in the general rule." [http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/Federal/Read.aspx?id=59]</ref>

A '''Massachusetts Liberal''' is a typically ultra-[[liberal]] in or from [[Massachusetts]], in many ways the most liberal state in the [[United States of America|United States]]. It is the only state where it is a crime, with a mandatory prison sentence of at least one year, to transport a lawfully owned gun for a lawful purpose in an automobile without a special permit. Out-of-state drivers traveling to hunting or gun competitions in the Northeast have to choose between going hours out of their way to avoid Massachusetts, or spending hours attempting to obtain a permit.<ref>"Caution--Massachusetts has enacted one of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, imposing a mandatory one-year jail sentence for anyone illegally possessing a firearm, loaded or unloaded, "on his person or under his control in a vehicle." In all cases, all firearms must be transported as prescribed in the general rule." [http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/Federal/Read.aspx?id=59]</ref>

Massachusetts is also the only state that has [[same-sex marriage]]. Two of the most [[liberal]] senators in the entire [[U.S. Senate]], [[Ted Kennedy|Teddy Kennedy]] and [[John Kerry]]<ref>http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/sen/lib.htmM</ref>, represent Massachusetts.  Massachusetts has the lowest [[divorce]] rate in the country at 2.4 divorces per 1,000 people per annum, according to the Barna Research Group, however this is due to the fact that Massachusetts has the lowest marriage rate, with many couples simply choosing to cohabitate.

Massachusetts is also the only state that has [[same-sex marriage]]. Massachusetts has the lowest [[divorce]] rate in the country at 2.4 divorces per 1,000 people per annum, according to the Barna Research Group, however this is due to the fact that Massachusetts has the lowest marriage rate, with many couples simply choosing to cohabitate.

 

Two of the most [[liberal]] senators in the entire [[U.S. Senate]], [[Ted Kennedy|Teddy Kennedy]] and [[John Kerry]]<ref>http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/sen/lib.htmM</ref>, represent Massachusetts.

Though small in number, '''Massachusetts liberals''' have produced 2 out of the last 6 non-incumbent [[Democratic]] presidential nominees, and almost produced a two more when [[Ted Kennedy]] nearly unseated President [[Jimmy Carter]] in the [[Democratic]] primary in 1980 and [[Paul Tsongas]] nearly defeated [[Bill Clinton]] in 1992.   

Though small in number, '''Massachusetts liberals''' have produced 2 out of the last 6 non-incumbent [[Democratic]] presidential nominees, and almost produced a two more when [[Ted Kennedy]] nearly unseated President [[Jimmy Carter]] in the [[Democratic]] primary in 1980 and [[Paul Tsongas]] nearly defeated [[Bill Clinton]] in 1992.