With Maine, 10 Percent of States Recognize Gay Marriage

Way to go Maine. Only 90% more to make America true to it's word of "Equality for all".

"I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. now, for me being a christian, its also a sacred union. God's in the mix." Barrack Obama Aug. 16, 2008 Saddleback College..... so I guess democracy (as in the majority in this country) is taking a back seat to interpetation of the constitution by the libs in each state since no one has ever voted to pass such an amendment. Now come on and argue about the quote from your Messiah.

Barack Obama is against gay marriage, man and woman only...he said so in the debate.

Weir, just because a majority hold a belief doesn't make it right. We have consitutions that protect the rights of minorities from the beliefs of majorities. Once upon a time puritan christians believed baptists were abominations and heretics. The law protected baptist, then an extreme minority, from the persecution of the majority.

Does Barack believe a Marriage is between man and woman? Fine. That's his choice. He can believe whatever he wants. When he says "I will veto any law that denies marriage to same sex couples because it violates my beliefs." then I will get up in arms.

whoospe. Should have read "I will veto any law that grants marriage to same sex couples..."

weirbill88 was off on a few points:

1. We don't live in a democracy (as weirbill88 referenced). The United States of America is a REPUBLIC. The difference is huge. In a republic, we elect fellow citizens to form the government and make decisions for us. Our control of policy outcome is limited to our decision to reelect or not reelect our representatives, based on performance. And this week, those duly-elected representatives of the people in Maine made a decision to expand CIVIL marriage to all its' citizens. weirbill88, if you don't live in Maine, it's not your business. If you do live in Maine and don't like how your elected representative voted on the issue, vote for the other fella next time you have the chance.

2. In America, the 'majority' has an obligation and responsibility to protect the rights of the minority. A society is judged by the way the majority treats the minority. What does it say about us when we refuse the minority certain basic inalienable rights that the majority takes for granted?

3. I don't challenge the President's religious views (or anyone's) about a marriage being a union between a woman. But this new law extending marriage rights to all citizens of Maine isn't a religious declaration. It's a civil one. There were no priests, bishops, or popes behind the governor as he signed the legislation into law. The Methodists', Baptists' Catholics (and all other religious entities who have objections) can still refuse to perform marriages in Maine without the fear of state sanction or involvement. The new law has no effect on you weirbill88, or your particular house of worship. So how would the new law in Maine force YOU PERSONALLY to accept, change or alter in any way, your (or anyone's) belief that marriage is a union between a man and a woman? That's right, it doesn't.

Certainly, the people are not given the chance to vote on same sex marriage, just liberal democrats who have hijacked the law and are now passing legislation to make us think we are for gay marriage...this kind of garbage will continue untill, the people of this country get fed up enough to stop this kind of hedonism

You are right joedenver60, the people DID NOT vote for this, if they had I wouldn't have a problem with any of it.

Maine, you make me proud. ^_^