Comments on: Breaking: Maine's governor passes gay marriage bill

By: Robert, ex-pat Brit

Robert, ex-pat Brit — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:41:37 +0000

And now, lets start the ball rolling in the UK.

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By: tony

tony — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:46:50 +0000

Congratulations to all involved in bringing about this change and to all who will benefit.

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By: Dave North

Dave North — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:22:37 +0000

One by One the dominos fall………

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By: Brian Burton

Brian Burton — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:17:30 +0000

Good on ya Maine. New Hampshire is taking a good lead in this and there is room for even more improvement as they go.

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By: Del

Del — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:14:02 +0000

Also today, the New Hampshire Legislature passed legislation to protect marriages from the religious zealots! Just awaiting the Governor's signature…….

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By: Jean-Paul

Jean-Paul — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:35:38 +0000

Félicitations, Gov. John Baldacci, and welcome to the human race, citizens of Maine.

Just one little remark though. In all fairness why waste money on a referendum, which may simply lead to another and another referendum, while thousands of people have starved to death in Africa in the time it takes to read this post?

There is no bigger fan of the American Constitution than I, but it is common knowledge that it is not carved in granite and that amendments are a distinct possibility. Why not have a referendum on that instead?

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By: Simon Murphy

Simon Murphy — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:50:02 +0000

Great news. hopefully the legalisation of gay marriage this year in so many states is sending a message to the courts in California that civil rights cannot and should not be decided by majority opinion. California is the most populous state in the US and if marriage is legalised there then it will be easier to demand the same equality in the more backward states.

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