What a sucky outcome in Maine yesterday - so disappointing. I imagine the despicable Catholic Church and the lying asstards from NOM will now take their travelling hate show to other states with marriage equality. Beware Iowa, Vermont, etc...
Can someone explain to me again how it's OK in this country for gay people's rights to be taken away by popular vote?!?
Here is a quote from our very own Maine Dust Bunny - Charlie - who was first in line at his polling place yesterday:
I feel so badly for all the students out there who come from non traditional families, and for all those who live unhappily in traditional families but would rather follow their own hearts, and for all those whose otherwise in-law families ban them from hospital visitations, funerals, and even the apartments they shared with loved ones. And I feel badly for those who cannot break from tradition to do what is right.
Amen.
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I'm really sad about this. As a native New Englander now stuck in California for the time being, I have been filled with so much pride as a I saw one NE state after another vote for equal rights. I hope that Mass, VT and my beloved NH won't follow Maine and take those rights away again. Most "traditional" New Englanders would rather die than be like those crazy hippies in California, so I think the best tactic from now on is to say that if they want to show their superiority they should vote for equal rights and prove to Californians how lame and backwards they are! It couldn't hurt right? ;)
I think that it shows how much ignorance there is in the country. Y'all want to join in the misery of matrimony, by all means!!
Seriously, it makes me think that it is about fear of the unknown. Ironically, if they think they are acting in accordance of their faith, then I question their faith. The faithful live in denial of the socially criminally acts that are sanctioned by scripture.
How do they reconcile their vote with that??
thanks for your post David.I am hearing from my former students all over the country. Our own students here are wearing black to high school today but proud that at least our town voted NO on the repeal. the Catholics are not alone in their militant stance We have a lot of fundamnetalist protestant groups as well. My own church has been more than openly supportive of the cause however. Is it any wonder I love them?
Lot of love David
I liked the quote from Jessie Ventura that Joe.My.God posted (given during an interview on CNN election night): "You can't put a civil rights issue on the ballot and let the people decide. You have to have elected officials who have courage to make the right decision. If you left it up to the people, we'd have slavery, depending on how you worded it."
I heard that comment from JesseV today somewhere on the radio. The thought that we have to vote, or legislate, or get together as a group and parcel out rights is rather horrifying.
On behalf of Calif., I apologize for the ignorance of some of the citizens. One would think we would not be exporting this type of bigotry. But Calif. has a split personality much like NY. There is a solid Rep. base in parts of the state, although it has firmly been in the Dem. column nationally. I can only hope that we have a new gov. (hoping for Jerry Brown) and, once again, we can get this on the ballot. I also fault Obama and the administration for "foot dragging" on this issue and others......this was not the change I voted for!!!!
LB anon
I hate that this battle was lost, yet again. I think the important thing is to keep fighting. Whatever it takes, as long as it takes.
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