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Activism and Politics => Politics => Topic started by: Shana A on October 31, 2009, 09:46:45 PM

Title: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: Shana A on October 31, 2009, 09:46:45 PM
Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1

Jill Barkley goes door to door in Portland and South Portland, Maine asking for Diane's hand in marriage. Vote No on 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsdyblDHhPM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsdyblDHhPM#)
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: lizbeth on October 31, 2009, 11:13:11 PM
it's Maine's version of prop 8, a no on question 1 vote upholds Maine's recognition of same sex marriage while a yes vote rescinds the rights the state has already granted.

the same people behind the yes on 8 campaign are involved with question 1.
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: Michelle. on October 31, 2009, 11:58:40 PM
Nate Silver has an excellent blog entry on this at www.fivethirtyeight.com (http://www.fivethirtyeight.com)

I think the polling data works out to be 40 yes/60 no.

So chances are very good that the voters in Maine will back the legislatures passing of gay mariage in Maine.
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: Julie Marie on November 01, 2009, 12:39:07 AM
The concept of going to your neighbors to ask if you can get married?  Brilliant!

Julie
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: Miniar on November 01, 2009, 10:00:32 AM
Quote from: Julie Marie on November 01, 2009, 12:39:07 AM
The concept of going to your neighbors to ask if you can get married?  Brilliant!

This :D
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: gennee on November 01, 2009, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: Julie Marie on November 01, 2009, 12:39:07 AM
The concept of going to your neighbors to ask if you can get married?  Brilliant!

Julie


Brilliant indeed!

Gennee



:)
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: Michelle. on November 02, 2009, 12:07:38 AM
And from related polling, divorce lawyers favor gay marriage by a margin of 99-1.
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: Lillith1959 on November 11, 2009, 05:05:30 PM
Brilliant, but ultimately ineffective when you are dealing with entrenched bigotry. Those people only understand violence and intimidation, so subtle jabs are lost on them.
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: Abby on November 13, 2009, 07:08:27 PM
Making divorce illegal would be a step.  The legal battle is interesting.  I could make up my own certificate of marriage.  Pass this on to the next and so on and never pay taxes.  It's brilliant but the loop hole is finding enough idiots to do it, idiots with money of course.  It's a legal notch.

Post Merge: November 13, 2009, 07:25:04 PM

I yote yes!  Married, married, married!
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: lizbeth on November 13, 2009, 08:52:42 PM
Quote from: Abby on November 13, 2009, 07:08:27 PM
Making divorce illegal would be a step.

this is a current ad campaign in california :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqe4mx2N7E0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqe4mx2N7E0#)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LnIDwx9M_s# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LnIDwx9M_s#)
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: V M on November 13, 2009, 09:06:51 PM
Wow!!! They're trippin' lizards in Cali. lately  :P
Title: Re: Jill Wants to Marry Diane: Vote No on 1
Post by: tekla on November 14, 2009, 10:10:31 PM
They're trippin' lizards in Cali. lately

Lately?  We haven't stopped since 1849.  It's a cumulative effect. 

Faced with problems so overwhelming as to be catastrophic, and problems as in a whole frickin' list - who gets to call their personal love nest a 'marriage' and who does not, all being dependent on who be what when... I'm so over it.  It's like some guy who's house is on fire and his family locked inside out taking to you about what an outrage some football game was.