The dangers of voting on civil rights
Topix Gay News Nov 09 09
In an election that had been billed for weeks as too close to call, Maine's often unpredictable voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed. Gay marriage has now lost in all 31 states in which it has been put to a popular vote - a trend that the gay-rights movement had believed it could end in Maine.
The following is an excerpt from a column by Huffington Post Blogger Mike Alvear of Atlanta, GA:
"Sometimes I wonder how the framers of the Constitution would react to Maine's vote this Tuesday on whether gay people should keep their right to marry. Full story...
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