Lambda Legal: Election Night Brings Mixed Results

Election Night Brings Mixed Results

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 9:12am

Hopes for a historic electoral victory in favor of marriage rights were disappointed when Maine voters approved Question 1 by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent. Voters blocked the bill ending marriage discrimination which legislators and the governor approved in May, dashing, for the moment, the dreams of thousands of couples in the state. Read More

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David

The next proposition should be to repeal opposite sex marriage. That's fair, right?

November 4 at 9:59am

Janet Sullivan

All i want to know is when do i get to vote on whether or not to allow opposite sex marriages! It's about time we give them a taste of their own hate.

November 4 at 10:35am

Britt Shirley

I'm with Janet!

November 4 at 11:53am

William Rogers

Janet that's a GOOD idea, and we might add one to tax churches who pour their money into politcal issues, if they want to play ball they need to be taxed with the usual exemptions for charity. I see NOWHERE in the Bible, or the American Constitution where it says "Thou shall not tax churches"

November 4 at 1:09pm

Rabbi

IT WILL GET BETTER!

November 4 at 2:54pm

Michael Galvin

Support the 2010 California Marriage Protection Act (http://rescuemarriage.org). Seriously, I'd love to see it happen. It'd be put up or shut up time--do you support "traditional" marriage, or do you just hate homosexuals?

November 4 at 3:21pm

Janet Sullivan

i agree William, churches should be taxed- especially those that involve themselves in politics.

November 4 at 5:02pm

John

@Janet. Yes: Tax the Church.

November 4 at 11:56pm

Bonnie

Tax the churches!

Standing up (ok, sitting down) for our rights!

November 12 at 9:58pm