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A [[liberal]] 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]]. Massachusetts is home of Northampton, the "lesbian capital of the world". Massachusetts, particularly the [[Boston]] area, is also the home of many ultra-[[liberal]] professors who adhere to [[professor values]].

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.

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.

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.

Massachusetts is home of [[MIT]], a bastion of liberal opinion makers, and Northampton, the "lesbian capital of the world".  

In 1988, '''Massachusetts liberals''' produced [[Michael Dukakis]] as the [[Democratic]] presidential nominee against a relatively weak candidate [[George H.W. Bush]], who then made an issue of Dukakis's [[liberal]] views and beat him easily in the general election.

[[John Kerry]] lost by nearly three million votes nationwide in the 2004 election against [[George W. Bush]], yet Kerry won Massachusetts by a margin of about 62-38%. Massachusetts was the only state in which a majority voted for George McGovern instead of Richard Nixon in the [[United States presidential election of 1972]]; even McGovern's home state of [[South Dakota]] rejected him yet Massachusetts liberals''' thought he was just fine.

In 2004, [[John Kerry]] lost by nearly three million votes nationwide in the 2004 election against [[George W. Bush]], yet Kerry won Massachusetts by a margin of about 62-38%.  

 

Massachusetts was the only state in which a majority voted for George McGovern instead of Richard Nixon in the [[United States presidential election of 1972]]; even McGovern's home state of [[South Dakota]] rejected him yet '''Massachusetts liberals''' thought he was just fine.

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