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Will supporters of traditional marriage succeed in overturning Maine's gay-marriage law in 2009?
To get on the ballot, opponents need 55,087 signatures of registered Maine voters. To get on the ballot this year, they need to submit those signatures by early August.
More information is available from these groups:
http://www.mainemarriageinitiative.com Maine Marriage Initiative (supporters of traditional marriage)
http://www.equalitymaine.org Equality Maine (supporters of new law)
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
| Yes |
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| No; it doesn't come to a public vote in 2009. |
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| No; voters uphold the gay-marriage law. |
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- Activity: H$33,185 |
- Predictions: 71 |
Comments: 5
Suspend date: Tue 3rd Nov 3pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 4th Nov 10:21am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 3rd Nov 3pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 45%, No; it doesn't come to a public vote in 2009.: 10%, No; voters uphold the gay-marriage law.: 45%
Action history:
mvguy mvguy: Traditional-marriage supporters have succeeded:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010196581_apusgaymarriageanalysis.html
Thanks!
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Suspend date: Tue 3rd Nov 3pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 4th Nov 10:21am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 3rd Nov 3pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
Get widget!Predictions (71)
predicted No; voters uphold the gay-marriage law. (H$50 at 46%)
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predicted Yes (H$100 at 43%)
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predicted Yes (H$100 at 58%)Comments (5)
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A coalition that is collecting signatures to place on the ballot a "People's Veto" initiative overturning the state's "gay marriage" said Wednesday they have passed the critical threshold of 55,000 signatures -- the number required to qualify the effort -- just four weeks after starting.
http://townhall.com/news/religion/2009/07/08/attempt_to_reverse_maine_gay_marriage_law_passes_signature_threshold
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090919-NEWS-909190323
Oh, wait! You're right. "Traditional Marriages" DO tend to end long before 28 years have passed. Oops! Sorry!
No it is not! Marriage's definition has never been about love, sharing, monogamy, devotion, responsibility... if it were, all those marriage counselors would be out of business and perhaps even doing honest work! While these qualities are highly desirable in a marriage, they are not the definition - and never have been.
This is about the destruction of the English language. This group has been responsible for redefining "gay", "fag", "rainbow", "bugger", and many more - all words with perfectly legitimate meanings that have come to be commandeered by a hate group that has made a hobby of redefining words.
It is time to tell them - if you need a new word for something, GET YOUR OWN WORD FOR IT! Leave the definition of marriage (and other words) alone.
For many centuries it was illegal to marry someone from another religion.
Until 1967 it was illegal in some US states to marry someone from another race.
In many places today it is illegal for two people of the same gender to marry.
What we see over time is the incredible power of love to transcend differences and divisions between people despite such potent divisors as nationality, religion, ethnicity and gender.
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