Comments on: New England may see long-term boost from gay marriage

By: Abe pf Rhode Island

Abe pf Rhode Island — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:31:07 +0000

David Cicilline should run for Govonor of the state of Rhode Island in 2012 – then we will have marriage equality in Rhode island!!!!!

Republicans are obsticles that refuse to move wit the times and just step aside for once in their lives [THE SKY WILL NOT FALL] – time to get the bulldozer out and crush those bastard Republicans!!!!!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:23:06 +0000

RI will be the last New England state to get equality, but get it they likely by 2012. Ardent anti-marriage equality Gov Carcieri will be out of his job due to RI term limits in 2011 and all the current Dem frontrunners for Carcieri’s job are pro marriage equality. One of them could be David Cicilline, the gay mayor of Providence, RI.

For now, the brand new marriage equality in Maine is under attack and needs to be safeguarded.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:44:04 +0000

Hope it is affordable. would like to atleast see New England if not eventually move there. sounds like a beautiful wonderful place to live.

By: Budbud

Budbud — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:55:07 +0000

Rhode Island is an odd case. I always thought R.I. would be the FIRST state in the nation to have marriage equality, as I believe they were the very first state to ever have such legislation introduced in their state house, over ten years ago!

This was LONG before the concept was considered anything but fringe in even the rest of New England.

They also have a well loved, openly gay man as mayor of Providence.

To see them as the marriage equality hold out in New England now, is…strange.

By: David in Denver

David in Denver — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:19:45 +0000

I agree with Robert in hoping that Maine does not overturn equal rights. I’m a native of Colorado and hate that my fellow citizens pass our hate-mendment here. I’m an artist and would love to live and work in New England – give me and my partner a few more years to get more financially secure and Maine, here we come!

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:45:02 +0000

Doesn’t anyone do research before writing this stuff???? New England is already known for the most educated as well as the healthiest folks in the US. The interior sections of the US are VERY scary. Larry the Cable Guy comes to mind.

By: Casey Cameron

Casey Cameron — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:42:22 +0000

Dear Paul of Oregon, your Religious Bigot and Republican Marriage Ban Act 2009 is wonderful! I think we should send this to every elected republican in congress. IT HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!

By: Casey Cameron

Casey Cameron — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:35:59 +0000

The Rhode Island governor is a member of that hate group, National Organization for Marriage so you need to get rid of him, OR secure a veto-proof majority in the RI legislature.

By: Robert, NYC

Robert, NYC — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:28:38 +0000

Robert, the anti SSM foes are already galvanizing to overturn Maine’s legislation. It could well happen.

We should counter it by seeking to overturn religious cults’ tax exempt status for meddling in the affairs of state. They pay no taxes, so they should not have any say as to who can marry and who cannot. They don’t own marriage and most definitely not civil marriage, the state does. Non-tax paying organizations should not be entitled to have a say in anything. Why should any of them be above the law and why are we protecting elitism and tolerating it? This is a secular country not a theocratic state and technically NOT a christian country since there is NO state religion of any kind, or is there when they’re allowed to defeat civil rights legislation?

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:19:34 +0000

I hope marriage equality doesn’t get overturned in Maine. That’s where I might be relocating from California.