Posts Tagged ‘Gay Marriage

Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought. So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby: Here’s what Laura had to say: [...]

We know how Governor Baldacci answered the question, he clearly stated that marriage equality was about being fair. Unfortunately, New Hampshire’s Governor hasn’t proceeded in the same fashion. In New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch – who previously defined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman – promised his “best decision” after consulting lawmakers [...]

Can’t even describe  how elated we are to live in Maine, where, at every opportunity, our decisionmakers have stood FOR equality, fairness and justice. From all of us at the Maine Women’s Lobby: Thank you, Governor Baldacci. Here’s my favorite part of his statement: “In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea [...]

How did your Representative vote? Did they stand up for fairness and equality today? Let them know how you feel about their vote.

89 Yes and 58 No. The bill has passed the House!

Amendment fails (indefinitely postponed) 85 to 62!! WoooooHooooooo!

Passage to be engrossed passes 89 to 58!

Amendment fails, 85 to 62

Rep McKane offers floor amendment on civil marriage bill. It’s a referendum amendment.


Photostream...

    2011 TANF press conf 0172011 TANF press conf 0182011 TANF press conf 0152011 TANF press conf 0142011 TANF press conf 0132011 TANF press conf 011
  • Stacie Battles: Lets get this passed once and for all. Everyone deserves the same right to enter in a marital/legal [...]
  • Terry Donald: Lets all get together and work as hard as we can to get this passed. As I was told over and over aga [...]
  • Liz Betit: We have known for decades of the harmful affects of mercury and lead not only to humans but also to [...]
  • Lorraine Taft: Do not weaken our progress toward a safer environment. The Product Stewardship programs need to be k [...]
  • Phyllis vonHerrlich: Do not abandon the protective programs we have today. Many businesses have shown for decades that t [...]