To New Hampshire: welcome to the 21st century

WooHoo!!! (4.00 / 1)

198-176!  Nice job!

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by: bcw @ Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 20:21:06 PM UTC

And 14-10 in the Senate this AM! n/t (4.00 / 1)

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by: Christian Avard @ Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 20:41:09 PM UTC

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That's all that's necessary Julie. (4.00 / 2)

I can't believe my home state passed this. My God has it come a long way.

BILL & NACKEY LOEB... MAY YOU ROLL IN YOUR GRAVES FOREVER!!!

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by: Christian Avard @ Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 20:40:43 PM UTC

And the Gov (4.00 / 1)

Gov Lynch has said he'll sign the bill at 5:15 today.

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by: bcw @ Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 20:55:00 PM UTC

Another Great Day for Equality! (0.00 / 0)

Congratulations New Hampshire!

May religious freedom - even for those who aren't members of a limited number of Christian sects - long endure! ;-)

Beware the Everyday Brutality of the Averted Gaze

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by: mataliandy @ Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 23:19:19 PM UTC

Heard it on the 5:50 VPR local (0.00 / 0)

that Lynch had signed the bill "within the hour." It's a done deal. And Christian? I'm with you -- never thought I'd see it happen in my natal state, figured Gene Robinson was a fluke. But I'm happy to be proven wrong in this case.

NanuqFC
The freedom to MARRY has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men [and women]. ~ SCOTUS, Loving v. Virginia (1967)

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by: NanuqFC @ Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 01:55:52 AM UTC

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Way to go NH, next stop NY and RI (0.00 / 0)

All we need is RI and all of New England will be pro equality! It will be interesting to see how the national debate on this issue canges when all of New England and the North Eastern part of our country is pro equality. I think other parts of the country will realise that they are behind and need to catch up. Especially CA, OR and WA! Whats going on with the libs on the west coast? Wake up and join 21 centry America!

Obama Rules!

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by: gleason19 @ Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 09:46:32 AM UTC

Because of their proximity to Utah (0.00 / 0)

Those annoying robo-callers we experienced here are able to make real-live mischief on the West Coast; but I am sure it is  just a matter of time before Oregon, and probably Washington vote for equality.  California has problems of its own.

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by: Sue Prent @ Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 17:00:18 PM UTC

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Wait a minute (0.00 / 0)

Problem with the graphic.

Ice caps are melting.  That needs a piece of pie.

PJ

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by: Peter Joes @ Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 01:27:07 AM UTC

Free State Project?? IDTS (0.00 / 0)

Somehow I suspect not. Free Staters are Libertarians, who are most likely to oppose government involvement in marriage for everyone, and not seek to extend government regulation of marriage to an additional population.

Not to mention the gun-rights / low taxes-small government / privatization of education platform and its identification of allied organizations (Republican Liberty Caucus of NH, Coalition of NH Taxpayers, Gun Owners of NH, among others) would be likely to attract folks who feel gays should be expelled, branded, or at the very least damned to hell -- the (praise) God - (give me my) Guns - (so I can kill the) Gays group (with apologies to Kestrel, who's a gun rights guy but doesn't fit the rest of the image).

On the other hand, they also ally with the Democratic Freedom Caucus of NH (which is a Yahoo group) and the New Hampshire Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy.

Certainly, there are exceptions, but I wouldn't ascribe the success here to anyone but Democrats, specifically Rep. Jim Splaine and NH Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley.

NanuqFC
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. ~ Reinhold Niebuhr

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by: NanuqFC @ Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 16:38:41 PM UTC

You would be surprised (3.00 / 2)

Not all libertarians lean right. In my experience with the Ron Paul campaign both here and with the networks I'm a part of nationwide, a number of the most die hard supporters are atheists and/or gay. Libertarians generally want freedom for everyone.

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by: Jessica Bernier @ Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 17:09:36 PM UTC

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RE Jessica (0.00 / 0)

Just a question. Are you in favor of gay marriage? I don't think you have ever made your position clear, although I could have missed it if you did.


Obama Rules!

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by: gleason19 @ Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 20:52:40 PM UTC