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"Sometimes the law has to move quickly to keep up with a reality that has developed over time. Maine voters will be faced with that kind of change on Nov. 3, when they are asked in Question 1 to reject a law that would extend civil marriage status to same-sex..."
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"We hope next Wednesday morning, the nation sees that Mainers voted on the side of justice. Certainly, we are a better and more just society when we afford to all the rights that are granted only to some. Vote "no" on Question 1...."
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"Supporters of the ballot initiative argue that same-sex marriage erodes heterosexual marriage, but experience has proven them wrong: Since Massachusetts legalized gay marriage five years ago, the state has seen its divorce rate, already the lowest in the nation, decline further. But that hasn't stopped supporters of the initiative from..."
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"Maine statutes use the word "spouse" 400 times. They use the word "marital" 600 times. There is virtually no way to surgically carve out and tie together all the rights and responsibilities of marriage in a legal relationship that does what marriage does without calling it marriage. There is also..."
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"those seeking to repeal the law have used the book "Who's in a Family?" as evidence of homosexual education. The book shows families made up of a mother and father, single parents, grandparents, stepparents, husband and wife with no children -- and gay and lesbian parents. "Who's in a family?"..."
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"Debating same-sex marriage, when those couples are raising kids next door, and those families are woven into our society can seem unsettling. Debating those flesh-and-blood families in cold legal terms misses the point; it's like debating "whites only" water fountains in terms of plumbing maintenance costs. We don't "give" human..."
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"The claim that children will somehow have their values twisted by learning about same-sex relationships is absurd, just as absurd as claiming that learning about Hitler will make them Nazis. Parental rights must be respected, but in doing so, the intelligence and autonomy of children should not be underestimated...."
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"Without the rule of law - remembering that laws change and evolve - there would have been no advances in civil rights, and the "Rights of Man" would have never given rise to freedom in France and America by limiting the power of kings and nobles. Without the rule of..."
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"The debate about the Nov. 3 ballot's Question 1, the effort to repeal Maine's newly minted same-sex marriage law, will heat up in the coming weeks. Heat is one thing. Falsehoods are another. Opponents of the law are bringing children into the fray, suggesting their innocence would be sullied if..."
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"Will same-sex marriage be taught in schools, if it becomes legal in Maine? No -- nothing in law, or curriculum, mandates any Maine student be taught about marriage, same-sex or otherwise...."
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"Do we share the blessings of marriage and the beauty of Maine with all of our neighbors? Do we foster community or do we divide it? A "No" vote on both measures will ensure that Maine continues to be "the way life should be" for everyone...."
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"I've yet to hear a convincing word as to why allowing people of the same gender to marry would harm the rights of others. There is this amorphous claim that allowing for same-sex unions will "harm" traditional marriage. But what does that mean? How will giving legal sanction to same-sex..."
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