Comments on: Trouble in New Hampshire – Amendments Voted Down

By: AJD

AJD — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:42:44 +0000

I just read that the NOM is trying to capitalize on Steve Vaillancourt’s vote against the bill. Thanks for empowering our enemies, Steve!

By: Burr

Burr — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:01:44 +0000

This is so shortsighted. I can sort of understand the principle this vote stands for, but it serves the purposes of the bigots to make us look unreasonable.

If this expanded language to “protect discrimination” so to speak causes problems later on, we can tackle it then. Much like the continued inequity of civil unions only served to strengthen the case for marriage.

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of great.

By: Houndentenor

Houndentenor — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:50:11 +0000

Oy vey. Let them have language protecting religion. It’s not necessary. Churches (and other religious organizations) can already refuse to marry people (for example, those of different faiths), but if this placates someone, what do we care?

By: AJD

AJD — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:21:33 +0000

Leave it to the Log Cabin types to screw everything up for the community. Between Andrew Sullivan constantly attacking hate crime legislation and this, who needs homophobes with homosexuals like this?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:15:04 +0000

So… now what happens?

By: Bruno

Bruno — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:11:06 +0000

Lynch 1, Vaillancourt 1, NH LGBT folk 0

Both say they want the marriage equality bill to go through, but now both are bandying the language of it between each other.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:15:52 +0000

In otherwords this gay Republican twit sabotaged marriage equality over some bogus separation of powers minutiae. If this were over some unimportant issue like the budget I’d say rake the Governor over the coals. But our rights are more important than your little political whizzing contest.

Tomorrow the hysterical Right will just be screeching “SEE!? They really do want to FORCE religious institutions to perform homosexual ‘marriages’”. So good job there Log Cabin traitor, you just made a non-issue the deal breaker.