Maryland Republicans are looking at the upcoming Dream Act referendum and saying they see a way to block any same-sex marriage bill the General Assembly passes next session.
They also say petition drives have become a way to make the Democratic-controlled General Assembly give the minority party more respect.
This optimism is based on the tactics used this spring and summer to collect enough voters' signatures to delay implementation of the controversial 2011 Dream Act, which would have allowed some illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition rates.
The Dream Act now will go before voters in a referendum that could reverse the General Assembly.
"I think on a number of levels, it is going to have a much bigger impact" than just on the Dream Act, Del. Tony McConkey, a three-term Republican from Severna Park, said of the signature drive.
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