Maine Anti-Gay Amendment Faces Tough Opposition

(Augusta, Maine) The Maine legislature is expected to debate a proposed amendment to the state constitution next week that would ban same-sex marriage.

But, if the reception the measure got in committee Friday is any indication, it will likely fail.

The Judiciary Committee split 7 - 5 along party lines with 7 of the eight Democrats voting against it and the 8th absent from the committee.

Even an attempt to “moderate” the amendment did not sway Democrats signaling its likely to be defeated in the Democratically controlled House. (source)

I’m actually very proud of Maine. Kent and I go to Maine at least once a year on vacation. We are scheduled to go an a week up to Ogunquit and then on up to Bath, Maine. We always have a great time there.

As in Connecticut, there are those who are trying to prevent gay couples from ever having marriage or civil unions. In Maine, some religious groups are gathering signatures to try to place the issue on the ballot. So when this came out, it gave me a good feeling about the state.

This is a sign of true progress. Maine is a state I have long worried about because I knew it would be very easy for the state to go either way on the issue of equality. It’s starting to look as though the majority of citizens in Maine favor fairness and equality.

I’m glad. It means that we won’t have to find a new vacation spot!