Comments on: Gay marriage stalls as RI lawmakers wrap up

By: Steve of Vermont (YES ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY)

Steve of Vermont (YES ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:28:46 +0000

Typical Rhode Island!!!!! The lawmakers in Rhode Island are behind-the-times and such homophobic cunts.

Rhode Island is the ONLY state in New England NOT to provide same-sex marriage.

However having said that remember Rhode Island just like New York DOES recognises same-sex marriages form abroard!!!!!

A very interesting fact:
New York, New Jersey, New Mexico and Rhode Island DO NOT define marriage is the Consitution and statutes – so the situation is neutral (meaning it is not illegal and it is not legal).

By: RICK

RICK — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:59:24 +0000

HEY RHODE ISLAND !! STICK IT !!NO VISIT TO YOUR STATE AND NO GAY DOLLARS FOR YOU. WHY NOT TAX THE CHURCH IN YOUR STATE SINCE THEY TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO ANYWAY-TOO CHICKEN ? AFRAID OF THE CHURCH?GROW SOME BALLS , RHODE ISLAND, AND GET WITH THE PROGRAM. DISCRIMINATION IS WRONG AND SO ARE YOU !!

By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:10:29 +0000

As a Rhode Island resident, I am completely disgusted with this government. They have enough time to pass a law to change the name of the state, yet no time to pass gay rights bills as well as many, many other important laws. The Democrats are rife with corruption because they know that for the most part, as long as they have a D next to their names they’ll be re-elected.

Except for the position of governor (which is too important to vote just based on party), Rhode Islanders just don’t elect Republicans to state-wide or national office, leaving us with a very corrupt, inefficient one-party system. We NEED a second party to overthrow the Democrats. Why the Green Party doesn’t get more involved here I don’t know. Rhode Islanders hate their politicians but they hate the Republicans even more. If the Green Party ran an aggressive campaign here instead of supporting hopeless Presidential candidates, they would make great strides here, mark my words.

By: Robert, NYC

Robert, NYC — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:54:23 +0000

The problem I have with Obama, Biden and others is that they believe civil unions are about equality, “true” equality. Has Obama learned nothing of the Warren court decision that decided “separate is not equal, giving his people full civil rights? How can he say that legal segregation in the form of civil unions at the federal level are equal? Its clear what this is about….religion is in the mix! Can we really believe that separation of church and state exists? I’m beginning to wonder. I happen to be an atheist but I don’t try to shove my beliefs down others’ throats, so why should the religious inclined expect their beliefs to be imposed on the rest of us?

By: Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:25:30 +0000

This is not forever for RI. There are currently several pro marriage equality candidates including possibly the openly gay mayor of the capital city of RI, Providence. Eyeing the governnor’s position that antigay Gov. Carcieri will have to give up in 2011 due to RI’s term limits. Gays should be able to marry in RI after he is gone by 2012 at the latest.

Things can change anywhere in a couple years these days. Delaware is proof of change.

Two of the worst DE legislators have died and the day after one of them died (Thurman Adams who killed gay bill after gay bill with the “desk drawer veto” while alive)a very important gay rights bill that languished for 11 years passed.

In just this month alone in DE, about 4 or so pro gay bills passed into law there.

Gay foe Robert Venables (whose area includes the popular and gay-friendly ocean resort town of Rehoboth Beach) failed to get his marriage ban entered into the Delaware Charter. And a DE gay-rights activist described him as becoming marginalized. Said the antigay “Dixiecrats” are collapsing in the DE legislature after 2 or so died and this guy Venables is losing his ability to “influence life” in an antigay status quo in DE.

All of this could speed the day toward DE civil unions. And DE’s gov Markell is progay.

By: Robert, NYC

Robert, NYC — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:09:26 +0000

Why is it that catholic politicians almost always have to vote according to their religious beliefs? Why should religion be allowed a role in politics and legislation? I don’t get it. It proves one thing, there really isn’t a separation of church and state, at least no in practice.

How would these people like it if we decided to call for a ban on tax-exempt status of all religious cults and banning religious marriage from having access to federal or state benefits? Maybe these people need a dose of their own medicine and find out first hand what hate legislation feels like.

By: Bud Evans

Bud Evans — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:39:19 +0000

So often I hear the same old tiresome argument, as if it were some sort of egalitarian compromise, that “…the issue (same-sex marriage equality) should be left up to the states to decide”. Yes, what a noble idea. And we all know how many states currently get to decide other such heady issues regarding racial segregation and interracial marriage and gender discrimination. Don’t we?

Uh, sorry, that boat has already sailed.

Tragically, we do currently have an apartheid system for gay couples though (called Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, etc) which basically serves the same purpose as segregation did for Blacks. But, thankfully, that degrading distinction is on its way out! President Obama seems to have forgotten his own people’s struggle with segregation when he suggested that millions of GLBT Americans should joyfully embrace that odious concept as a viable alternative to marriage. Shame on him.

Nevertheless, you mustn’t forget, there are tens of thousands of same-sex couples who are already legally married in the United States. Which begs the question: How can tens of thousands of adult, non-related, human beings be married in seven states (which includes the eighteen thousand still legally married in California) and yet not be married when they cross state boundaries into other states? To not see the legal parallels to Loving -vs- Virginia is shortsighted to say the least.

(for the rest of the article, click on the link below)

http://rainfish2000.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/25/2967312-just-exactly-how-much-does-the-equality-of-your-glbt-children-and-brothers-and-sisters-cost-you