Comments on: GOP tells Lynch to kill gay marriage bill

By: Trevor

Trevor — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:01:09 +0000

Fine, the bloody republicans want this to go to a referendum, then lets do it.
Polls have continually showed a majority of New Hampshire voters agree with samesex marriages and want samesex marriage in their state, so if the Republicans want to lose a ground war and embarrass themselves, I say we stick it to em!

By: porter

porter — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:38:09 +0000

the Republican GOP know that the majority of americans would vote agaisnt gay marriage instead of handling the problem them selves they are trying to strong arm lynch to kill the bill this must not happen or all that we are fighting for will be for nothing we must continue to fight for our rights with every fiber of our being

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:18:30 +0000

Humph…it seems like the Republicans will use any excuse to try to deny us GLBT folks our rights and equal protection under the law. Now, they’re using the economy as an excuse to stop this effort.

In the past, giving GLBT citizens marriage rights would have, according to many Republicans and most evangelical and religious extremists, “ruined families and civilization as we know it.” Now, it looks like they’re granting us a little less power, as we’d ruin “only” the economy should we proceed with this effort. Apparently civilizations and families will now survive our having full rights.

Governor Lynch…sign that bill…and you’ll teach our legislators here in Maryland and elsewhere a thing or two about exercising courage by doing the right thing.

By: Hungarian

Hungarian — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:08:47 +0000

“At a press conference, GOP members from the House and Senate accused Democrats of wasting time when they should be concentrating on the economy, and urged Lynch kill the marriage bill now.”

and I say GOP should focus on the economy and let Democrats focus on the economy and therefore GOP should end its hate campaign in NH, DC and elsewhere. GOP should offer the money spent on anti-equality campaigns to small business etc.

By: equalnotspecial

equalnotspecial — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:50:08 +0000

Equality has never been submitted to a popular vote for any other group. Rights are not a popularity contest, and should not be vetoed by a prejudice based on a few misinterpreted bible verses.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:56:08 +0000

Would someone PLEASE start proofreading these articles before they are published?!?

By: Robert, NYC

Robert, NYC — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:40:56 +0000

To think that Log Cabiners wouldn’t give a damn if is vetoed, yes gay republicans, an oxymoron if ever there were. Marriage quality is way down the ladder on their agenda. All they care about is the economy, lower taxes and the preservation of the status quo, their status quo. Ask them why marriage equality was never on their platform at any GOP convention and more importantly, why none of them are ever given a place to deliver a speech. Their leader never takes any of them on on this one issue of full equality.

By: Not Really KKK

Not Really KKK — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:32:36 +0000

Y’all see this stuff here work’n- we needs to get back down to hizza work in the South and get some other undesirables voted out of their rights. Who we’s don’t like we can vote them there rights gone. Y’all thinking who should we start with?

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:09:30 +0000

I think Sen minority leader (GOP) Peter Bragdon needs to be defeated at the NH polls at voting time for NH office holders. He needs to be replaced by a champion of equality for all New Hampshire citizens.

By: Tom Chatt

Tom Chatt — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:20:58 +0000

I’d urge you NH folks to write your reps in the House. It was the House reps on the marriage equality side who shot themselves in the foot by refusing to accept the actually very reasonable request from the governor. Technically, I think the religious liberty assurances are unnecessary, but if it makes religious folks feel more comfortable about this (and calls the bluff of many of the arguments made against legalizing same-sex marriage), then it’s a good thing.

If this thing falls apart for NH, I would blame the House, not the Governor.