"I don't want to be the governor who just proposes marriage equality. I don't want to be the governor who lobbies for marriage equality. I don't want to be the governor who fights for marriage equality. I want to be the governor who signs the law that makes equality a reality in the state of New York." - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, speaking at the Empire State Pride Agenda's annual fall dinner.
"...With the upcoming tax season, I urge all those who support the LGBT movement who are members of a same-sex marriage to follow inGandhi’s example of nonviolent non-cooperation. Do not file your tax return separately when you know that you are married! File a joint return! Claim those exemptions due you! In all things respecting your marriage, assert that you are married, whether local, state, or federal! On all levels or no levels is your marriage valid. ..." - see full article at Gay Media
This is from Ireland.
Defence of Marriage Act) Legislation. Bill Clinton, found himself in the awkward position as President, signed the bill into law. Now Clinton says yes to gay marriage. Can it be that congress will act on this soon? Let's hope so.
"...Massachusetts hasn't been flooded with sexual predators.The world is still here. Amazing right, especially after all those nasty predictions that this was the end of the family.
Traditional marriage hasn't been impacted or affected one bit.
There hasn't been a raft of divorces, and children haven't been unusually abused.
Churches haven't been forced to marry anyone in violation of their own faiths.
In fact, the only spreading effect in our society has been other states and countries looking at Massachusetts, deciding that nothing bad is happening after all, and joining the queue. ..."
...the Supreme Court of Iowa, in a unanimous decision, has clearly statedthat the Constitution of our state, which guarantees equal protection of the law to all Iowans, requires the State of Iowa to recognize the civil marriage contract of two people of the same gender. The Court also concluded that the denial of this right constitutes discrimination. Therefore, after careful consideration and a thorough reading of the Court’s decision, I am reluctant to support amending the Iowa Constitution to add a provision that our Supreme Court has said is unlawful and discriminatory. ...
"Here's to the governor for doing the right thing. Republicans will hammer Culver for not doing "whatever it takes to protect marriage between a man and a woman," but they weren't voting for him anyway."
Ten Democrats Can Change Vermont
Its not too late. This is the chance to make the difference in Vermont. Ten Democrats voted against marriage equality. Only five of them are needed to pass the marriage bill in Vermont. You can find a list of those ten here.
Write or call, calls are better and it will take 5 to 10 minutes to do this. Tell them personal stories, tell them to do the right thing and support marriage equality.
If you are from the State make sure to tell them you and your friends will remember how they voted come election time.
Kenneth Atkins, D-Winooski katkins@leg.state.vt.us, kwa138@aol.com (802) 655-1280
Sonny Audette, D-South Burl. (802) 862-4236
Clem Bissonnette, D-Winooski cbissonnette@leg.state.vt.us, clembi@comcast.net (802) 655-9527
Cynthia Browning, D-Arlington cbrowning@leg.state.vt.us, cynthiab@sover.net (802) 375-9019
Tim Corcoran, D-Bennington tcorcoran@leg.state.vt.us (802) 447-0929
Michel Consejo, D-Sheldon mconsejo@leg.state.vt.us, mconsejo@wildblue.net (802) 524-0305
Debbie Evans, D-Essex ekevans@aol.com (802) 878-4317
Richard Howrigan, D-Fairfield (802) 827-6513
David Potter, D-Clarendon shadmtn@msn.com (802) 438-5385
Robert South, D-St. Johnsbury vtrepsouth@gmail.com (802) 748-0873
Jeff Young, D-St. Albans City jeffeyoung@yahoo.com (802) 524-5284
me-sex couples. The Republican Governor has stated he will veto the bill despite the overwhelming endorsement of the elected members of these houses.
see depicted in the movies we grew up with. The wholesome goodness of America's dream.
“Having Governor Schwarzenegger on board since the beginning made it easier to get other people,” Republicans Against 8 campaign director Scott Schmidt. “San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders, L.A. sheriff Lee Baca. ... Big government shouldn’t be telling people who they can marry.”This was designed to bring people back to church, to fill the pews, to fill the coffers. It worked with local and state governments passing regressive laws prohibiting recognition of same-sex couples, health benefits, adoption, housing and employment rights, and more.
"Prop 8 is an unfair and unnecessary measure that would eliminate equal protections for same-sex couples and write discrimination into the California state Constitution," siad co-organizer Dana Rudolph, founder of LGBT-parenting blog Mombian. "As marriage equality spreads throughout the country, people in all states have a vested interest in making sure this hard-won right is protected."
"In my lifetime, I've seen discrimination," said United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, "and I see it again in Proposition 8." Regardless of your position on marriage, she said, vote against the measure to vote against discrimination.The fight to stop gay marriage is solely a religious one, made to support the coffers of churches. These institutions need fear to keep people in the pews and the donations coming in to fight these fears. Ironically, the church needs gays to keep fighting in order to keep the fears going.
Brody: On Constitutional marriage amendment , are, are you for something like that?
Palin: I am, in my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that that's where we would go because I don't support gay marriage. I'm not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can't do, should and should not do, but I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best for traditional marriage and that's casting my votes and speaking up for traditional marriage that, that instrument that it's the foundation of our society is that strong family and that's based on that traditional definition of marriage, so I do support that.
"...I'm not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can't do, should and should not do,..." When somebody is saying this you know they are judging. It a little like saying 'Obama's America is not our America'. The inference is clear.
On the good side of the issue ...I almost want to say thank god, but i will stick to thanks be to the universe for Biden's comments on proposition 8 in California. That effort to ban gay marriage in the State is funded by every holy roller and deep pocketed republican in the land. Its seen as a benchmark. If they can ban gay marriage in California, they can do it anywhere in America.
Biden said on The Ell
en DeGeneres Show...
“that if he lived in California he would vote against a ballot measure that seeks to ban gay marriage. DeGeneres, who is gay and newly wed to actress Portia de Rossi, has urged Californians to reject Proposition 8. “I think it’s regressive. I think it’s unfair, and so I vote ‘no.’”
