Maine's referendum on gay marriage law is too close to call

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HeadsUp wrote:

I'm hoping the carry over from New Jersey lights the way to just saying NO to a another Liberal special interest group that is such a small percentage of this country. Come on MAINE... GET IT RIGHT!

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Craig in OKC wrote:

<quoted text> Then we need to remove EVERY legal protection, tax break etc for religion. After all, nothing is more of a chosen lifestyle than religion - so it doesn't deserve to be included in any civil rights.
Don't you agree?

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yamukaze wrote:

<quoted text>Well, you're kind of making everyone elses argument that it's a complete waste of time and resources that this issue should be on the ballot at all. Gay people already have the same Constitutional rights as everyone else, why the push to re-define marriage as it's been known for thousands of years other than for political purposes?

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Spike wrote:

I hope the voters reverse the court decision. Gays already have the same rights as everyone else, they don't need more rights just because they're politically connected politically-correct "victims" of something. I hope that even the brain-dead hardcore lefty voters in Maine can see common sense.

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yamukaze wrote:

<quoted text>Well, you're kind of making everyone elses argument that it's a complete waste of time and resources that this issue should be on the ballot at all. Gay people already have the same Constitutional rights as everyone else, why the push to re-define marriage as it's been known for thousands of years other than for political purposes?

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yamukaze wrote:

<quoted text>I understand what you're saying, but the bottom line of Constitutional rights is that gays already have equal treatment under the law in the 14th Amendment. Look at it like this; say I'm a straight guy and I want to marry the 'one I love', but she happens to be married to someone else. But I want to "marry" her. So far, that's illegal. It's bigamy. What the gay activists want to do is move the goalposts and make special rights that apply ostensibly only to them, but will have the effect of destroying family units for everyone, under the law. The bottom line is that under equal protection of the law, there is no one I can't marry that also doesn't apply equally to gays. Gays can get married right now, they've been doing it for as long as there have been codes, they just have to marry someone of the opposite sex. Same goes for me. So what if they don't like equal treatment under the law? Tough.

Craig in OKC wrote:

<quoted text> And so are those that would only use their faith and their book to step on their fellow man.
Tell me, are you this passionate about taking care of the poor, the needy, the homeless? I sincerely doubt it. Yep, God is gonna be proud of you.

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Tom Shakopee wrote:

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I can feel your anger coming through your words. However, you are wrong, the God of the Bible WILL be pleased and directs us to "pluck thy eye out if it offends thee, a.k.a.(the body of the Church and any preversities that may exist in it relative to man and his sin. Romans 1 in the New Testament. Thus, kindly take your deviant behaviors and go back to your closet because we do not want them to destroy individuals, families, Churches and our Country. The majority of Americans reject what you and others of your ilk desire to advance as normal behavior.

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Shadow Dragon wrote:

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Even does pass the legislature can bring a new gay marriage next year and possible make it never get to voter's hands.

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Craig in OKC wrote:

<quoted text> And so are those that would only use their faith and their book to step on their fellow man.
Tell me, are you this passionate about taking care of the poor, the needy, the homeless? I sincerely doubt it. Yep, God is gonna be proud of you.

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yamukaze wrote:

<quoted text>Since you're gay and you speak for all gays, you're too stupid to make your/their point. Epic fail. No special rights for gays.

FrankieM wrote:

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Oh good, then we can take away all your protections for your Christian lifestyle then?!

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Shadow Dragon wrote:

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Just like a majority has use the Bible justify not freeing the slaves,not allowing interracial marriages, not allowing women to vote,not allow blacks to use the same restroom as whites.

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Tom Shakopee wrote:

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Your argument is invalid. It is impossible for your to directly correlate the genetics of gender and race with two guys wanting to get married.

FrankieM wrote:

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No special rights for Christians then either. Let's take away your tax shelters and your codifying of laws and your protections from discrimination. How about we refuse YOU the right to marry. Maybe if we just had "religious unions" that didn't have the same protections as Civil Unions. Maybe if we denied you the right to visit your loved ones in the hospital, or the 1000 + benefits of marriage... bet you'd whistle a different tune in a nonce then wouldn't you there Skippy? No, but discrimination against religion would be wrong because that is a... errr... well, a chosen lifestyle.