Maine Marriage Opponents Raise the Stakes
June 18, 2009
As opponents of marriage equality in Maine collect signatures to repeal the marriage bill recently passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor, news today from the Portland Press Herald signals they're serious about mounting a large-scale campaign.
Continue Reading ►Will you marry ME?
June 5, 2009
The day after the historic marriage victory in New Hampshire, I drove from Concord to Portland to meet with Equality Maine and others who will be working to protect marriage at the ballot this November.
Continue Reading ►Evening Postscript from NH
June 3, 2009
After a celebration dinner with NH Freedom to Marry's Mo Baxley and NH Democratic State Party Chair Ray Buckley and others it's back in the car for a two hour drive to Portland. I will be meeting early in the morning with Equality Maine's Betsy Smith and others who will be forming a winning campaign to defend marriage equality at the ballot box in Maine this November. We helped win marriage in New Hampshire and we'll help defend it in Maine.
Continue Reading ►Who’s behind depriving Mainers of equality?
May 8, 2009
I spent a couple of weeks in Maine in 2005 on the "Maine Won't Discriminate" campaign where we successfully upheld an inclusive nondiscrimination law from a "people's veto" so I'm particularly interested in how the process will play out with the recent marriage decision. Getting a newly passed law on the ballot follows a standard set of guidelines and doesn't require all that many signatures.
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