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NYT to Gov. John Lynch: Sign HB436

by: Dean Barker

Fri May 08, 2009 at 18:16:47 PM EDT
The big bad NYT trains its pens on the Governor:
t is by no means a fast and easy path, but the cause of same-sex marriage is moving forward - proof that justice can triumph over wedge politics and prejudice. It happened this week in Maine and New Hampshire, where both states' legislatures voted to legalize same-sex marriage and promptly put the final say to their governors.

In New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch - who previously defined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman - promised his "best decision" after consulting lawmakers and constituents. Mr. Lynch would be wise also to consult his neighbor in Maine, Gov. John Baldacci, who signed his state's same-sex marriage bill. He previously had opposed the idea, with the familiar hedge of supporting the half-step of civil unions.

Mr. Baldacci described his change of heart - and what we hope is the changing sentiment of many other American politicians. "I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage," he said. Precisely.

Me, I'd be just as happy to have him let it become law without his signature.  But it's great to see the national press paying close attention to this watershed moment.

Please call Governor Lynch at (603) 271-2121.
Dean Barker :: NYT to Gov. John Lynch: Sign HB436
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History Treats Well Those Who Fight For Equality (4.00 / 2)
History treats well those who fight for equality.  Governor John Lynch can forever be well-respected and appreciated statewide and nationally as a leader who had vision.  He can always be recognized as a leader who fought against discrimination.  

If House Bill 436 doesn't become law, New Hampshire will be by itself an island of discrimination, surrounded by Canada, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine -- as well as Connecticut -- with full marriage equality.

That's not a map which should make any Governor proud.

If we heap praise on public officials for not doing the wrong thing, (4.00 / 1)
what's their incentive not to be wrong?

Anyway, continuing to be tedious, I'll insist that issue isn't the equality of marriage, it's the states RESPONSIBILITY to deliver services equitably.

And, btw, recording births, deaths, marriages and wills, etc. is a public function that signals an advanced state of civilization. Burkina-faso, in an effort to become more modern, is starting a program to issue birth certificates to all children.  Governments can't really promote the rights of persons if they don't know who and where they are.  It's hoped that trafficking in children can be more easily intercepted, if the children's parentage is certified.

I suppose the same concern could be raised about the children (adopted or natural) of same sex parents not being able to be properly identified if the marriage of the parents isn't legitimate.

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I wrote the screed and canceeled it. Thank you Dean n/t (0.00 / 0)


"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg
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