Maine Has The Marriage Signatures

[WillParkinson]

Maine Has The Marriage Signatures

Maine's activists have raised almost twice the required petition signatures to place marriage equality on the 2012 ballot. In 2009 the state legislature approved same-sex marriage, but that action was undone by the fascist criminals at NOM, who immediately launched their successful repeal campaign. No gay marriages ever took place in Maine.

"Not only were we incredibly successful at gathering signatures at the polls today, but volunteers all over the state met voters who have changed their minds on this issue in the last two years," said Betsy Smith, EqualityMaine Executive Director. EqualityMaine filled more than 500 volunteer shifts, from Aroostook to York County and many places in between. The enthusiasm was incredible, we had a volunteer in Gardiner who kept calling to extend her shift because she was so excited at how many people were signing," Mello said. Volunteers from around the state reported Mainers who said they'd had changes of heart since 2009. "I met a man today in Caribou, who told me he wouldn't have signed two years ago, but his daughter has now convinced him," said EqualityMaine Political Director Ali VanderZanden, who spent the day with volunteers in Aroostook County.

About 35,000 of the over 100K petitions were signed last month on Election Day.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2011/12/maine-has-marriage-signatures.html

[HillWilliam]

1. Recommended n/t

[MarianJack]

2. Proud of my state & a BIG...

...K&R!

PEACE!

[Scuba]

3. Way to go, Maine-ahs!!!!! n/t

[Tesha]

4. As more and more people realize that they know someone who is LGBT or, even better, ...

...realize that they know a couple in an Equal Marriage,
this trend will become unstoppable.

New England is close to having Equal Marriage everywhere
and so far, the sky hasn't fallen and there've been no
plagues sent by a wrathful god to smite us, so a lot of the
ridiculous old arguments against Equal Marriage (and LGBT
rights in general) no longer scare people like they used.

This is one battle that the Religious Right will eventually
lose in nearly all parts of our nation.

Tesha

[w8liftinglady]

5. When every state has them,I'll really be happy!

[socialindependocrat]

6. The key issue is - freedom of choice for all

So many times I see that a group of people don't want
others to be free to choose for themselves.

We can't dictate to people

Why do people feel the need to stop others from making their
own decisions about how to live life?

We need a law that protects the right to choose.

We need a state with a supportive environment where we can go.

We need someplace that is a role model for the support of life!

[Ship of Fools]

7. You go, Maine! I love that state.

[xchrom]

8. excellent. nt

[joeybee12]

9. Good news...knr

[lindysalsagal]

10. good news.

I think they have more problems than trying to meddle in people's personal lives.