NO on 1 Campaign Releases Detailed Memorandum Dispelling Ongoing Lies and Distortions by Question 1 Proponents
Memorandum to general public and Maine media signed by Maine House Speaker, Senate President, two former Maine Attorneys General and other Maine legal experts
Portland, Maine (Friday, September 18, 2009)---
The NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality today released an extensive memorandum that examines and disputes the paid media claims regarding the so-called consequences of marriage equality made by proponents of Question 1.
Maine Senate President Elizabeth Mitchell,Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree,
Former Maine Attorneys General Steve Rowe and James Tierney,
House Chair of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee Representative Emily Cain,
University of Maine School of School of Law Dean Peter Pitegoff and
University of Maine School of Law Professor David P. Cluchey.
"The Yes campaign has released two advertisements that are nothing more than an 'everything-but-the-kitchen-sink' set of distortions," said Jesse Connolly, NO on 1 Campaign Manager.
"Frankly, we're sick of these worn out prophecies of doom and cynical views of our Maine's values. We hope this memorandum is used time and again over the next six weeks as Question 1 proponents spin out these false and misleading claims."
"It's not often that both the Speaker and I feel compelled to set the record straight, but this is one of them," said Senate President Mitchell. "Our public process around the marriage equali equality law was just that -- open, accessible and deliberative."
"To suggest that the very public debate on this issue, where thousands of Mainers on both sides were heard, was tainted in any way, is disrespectful -- not just to our members, but more importantly, to the public who came to be heard," said Speaker Pingree.
"Maine people expect and deserve a campaign based on facts," said former Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe. "NO on 1 has adhered to the type of honest, straightforward Maine based campaign that serves the best interest of the voters as we head toward November 3rd."
"The facts laid out in this analysis clearly demonstrate that the claims in these ads are false and misleading," said former Maine Attorney General James Tierney. "It is important to get the facts right, to dispel these mistruths and return the debate to where it should be, which is treating all Maine families equally."
The memorandum, which is attached, was sent to all Maine media and others who have shown an interest in this referendum.
Wow! Powerful stuff indeed... I read through the 9 pages and it is well worth the time to do so, folks.
Below the fold, it is my very great honor to share the testimony of Libby Mitchell, Maine's Senate President, regarding LD 1020. As she told me a few weeks ago, this speech was the only time she has EVER, as Senate President, spoken on the floor and gave testimony.
Libby is running for Governor next year (more about that on a later day) and she has my full support. (I also just plain-out LIKE Libby; she is as genuine and lovely in person as she is on the video...)
Senate President Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell:
On Top magazine has some of the precious quotes.For those who don't want to sit through her the entire fifteen minutes of her self-pity, defiance, martyrdom, and egotism, here is an edited version in which she declares that she was called by God during the pageant to stand for truth and so "even though I didn't win the crown that night, I know that the Lord has so much of a bigger crown in Heaven for me":
Prejean, 22, told the audience that “God had a plan for me that day” when she denounced gay marriage because of her religious upbringing during the Miss USA contest in April. She later aligned herself with Maggie Gallagher's anti-gay marriage group the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). ...Reflecting on the controversy, Prejean said, “I’m so proud of the answer that I gave. God chose me for that moment.” “I was a woman who stood up for the truth and people don’t want to admit that,” she said. “I had the courage and the bravery that a lot of people don’t have.” “I am not defeated, they have not defeated me. They can say whatever they want about me and my faith,” she said. “I always wanted to leave a legacy of courage and boldness and to show that to young people.”OMFG. This poor young woman is delusional!
At a September 16 debate on the merits of marriage equality in Iowa, an Iowa Family Policy Center spokesman questions why elderly, infertile, or childless couples want to marry.
"One might ask, why are you getting a marriage license anyway?"
Utterly heinous. Forget love and commitment, seniors. If you don't have reproductive potential, you're not wanted in the club. And in Washington state, if we don't approve Referendum 71 even your domestic partnership will be hobbled.
Like the anti-domestic partnership group Protect Marriage Washington, the Iowa Family Policy Center has ties to Focus on the Family, the National Organization for Marriage and the Alliance Defense Fund. Same crap, different state.
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