Arline Isaacson, one of the leaders of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, urged the Legislature to adjourn without voting on the amendment. She said: "We know that if the Legislature votes on the amendment, we will lose this year and next year, and it will go to the ballot, where it will likely pass." Senator Lees said he thought the Legislature would not be swayed by the ruling and he stood by his opposition to taking a vote: "I will never vote to put a form of discrimination into the state constitution,"