It should not be an issue, but I'm afraid it will. The religious right has no intention of stopping it's practices until we are all converted, at least that's my two cents worth. It's a shameful practice that "seperation of church and state" has become a useless concept.

If this is the issue that drives the next election, then we should anticipate that in a few years America will be facing legislation similar to that going for a vote in Uganda, minus the death penalty. The great leader of the SFMM campaign, Bob Emrich applauded the Ugandan bill with a later retraction that he did not support life sentence for individuals who are gay, nor did he support the death penalty. However the rest of the bill is heinous as well, providing for 3 years imprisonment for those who know that someone is gay and don't report him or her to the authorities withing 48 hours,

Every issue that comes before the legislature for discussion and voting should be considered when election & re-election time comes....anyone who goes to the polls and votes to keep elected reps in office again without knowing how they have spoken and voted on past issues is not doing their homework and voting responsibility....yes, this issue and how our elected officials voted, spoke out and responded will come to mind when I personally stand in the voting booth next, along with the issues on the budget, taxes, monies spent, monies cut etc....be responsible and vote responsible, it's your right.....

eventually the religious right will attempt 'add our technological and biological distinctiveness to their own'...

7:28 AM, PabMainer: I agree, and it's not only your right but

your duty as a citizen to be responsible enough to research

and draw a conclusion and vote accordingly.

Should question one be the focus of yet another election? My vote is no, but that has proven to be a worthless exercise. We have many new issues to decide, and the idea that we will again be dragged back to the past by mid evil mystics pisses me off.

No, it should not be put to a vote again. It already has!

HarrySnyder: You do express things in an interesting way. I get your frustration, but it will be all right. There are many pressing issues that need attention and focus, but of course different folks differ on where that focus and emphasis should be!

This is a dead issue.

The next governor won't be so brash as to put his neck on the line for something so controversial, not to mention immoral.

I hope he went to confession after he pencil whipped the law.

For a while I was almost ashamed to be from Maine, but we won and now I feel great about it.

Absolutely NOT. I would hope that there are more pressing issues, that will bring out a stronger number of voters to the polls. The only reason they won on question 1 was the low voter turnout of which there were a majority who were fired up on this one issue.

The radical right, doesn't seem to know when to call it quits. If they are allowed they will, and have, bring creationism into the public school system. Send this group of extremeist back where they come from.

Some of you people are not reading very well. This is not saying it is going to the polls again.

It is asking if it will or should make a difference in the way people are going to vote for candidates

There is nothing in this article about anything going to vote again, just the candidates.

They are going to put commercials on TV as to which way our legislators voted, simple

Larry Sg- seperation of church and state does not mean people who are religious can not be invloved in politics. Yes I will vote my concious, yes I will vote on the record of the canadate. All should examine whos representing them. They should see if they are being properly represented, according to their beliefs and vote their own mind.

The left is a religion of its own.

The out-of-state organization that was so instrumental in the triumph of the "Yes" on 1 wants to cement their victory by "eradicating" our legislators who favored civil rights for "the others". As a result of narrowly-focused campaigns, many "single-issue" candidates on both sides of the fence, who are otherwise unqualified to legislate, will be selected for the legislature, thereby insuring its general ineptness.

Some of you should check out the reports from Uganda. Apparently the homophobe religious right is pushing the death penalty and long prison terms for being gay in that country. Talk about your Taliban.

patom1 wrote:

"Some of you should check out the reports from Uganda ."

Uganda, Is that not the country where its leader Idi Amin Dada ate his enemies? Gawd we're in good company.

The issue of same sex marriage will have to be decided legislatively or by the Supreme Court. No great civil rights law has ever been passed by "the people". Do you really think "the people" would have voted to end slavery in 1865, grant women the vote in 1920, passed anti segregation laws in the 1960's? Get real, there are far too many oppressors out there who refuse to share any of their rights with those they oppress. It has always taken a greater power than "the people".

All voters should be reminded of how each of our legislators voted on this subject. We should all be reminded, come election time, of how these arrogant posers who consider themselves some type of royalty hold the voters with utter contempt. We elect them to represent us and our wishes, not to tell us what to do. While not the only subject that should be considered when it comes time to select our representatives it is a screaming example of how little the legislature here in Maine listens to the people. Keep track of the insults, taxes, foolish decisions and malfeasance inflicted upon us by our elected officials and vote the bums out!

WalrusOne

Harry is right again. I do consider where each candidat stands on the issues but I hardly think Question one should be the deciding issue in the upcoming race. Jobs, jobs, jobs and this state's economy MUST be the number one priority. Otherwise there won't be anyone left in the state young enough or healthy enough to support the state, much less get married in it.

As to the far right, they are as much a detriment to this state and country as the far left. Apparently the idea of being a good American is less important than being whatever "other" group these political gang-bangers think need to be eradicated. Bah Humbug on both of their houses. My vote will go to the candidate(s) I think will (1) create a better, stable economy across this state, and (2) will and actually has a plan for reducing taxes (state income taxes and property taxes in particular) and is willing to bring charter schools to all regions of Maine. I am far more concerned with protecting a woman's right to choose how to handle her health and pregnancy issues than I am concerned re: gay marriage issues.