Maine voters repeal gay marriage law

Title: Maine voters repeal gay marriage law

Published: Wed, 4 Nov 2009

Description: (NECN: Marnie MacLean, Portland, Maine) - Maine is the latest state to reject gay marriage in a statewide vote. The outcome amounts to a heartbreaking defeat for the gay rights movement - particularly since it occurred in New England, the co...

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" It is the latest state to reject gay marriage in a statewide vote. And -- McLane spoke to be opponents of gay marriage as they celebrated their victory. They came late into the night but the cheers remains yes son one campaign did finally come. Has the group opposed to same sex marriage declared victory. Yeah. It's voter turnout was heavy especially for an off here election it was thought that would favor the vote no campaign which is trying to keep the law intact. But when the votes were counted more meters just to keep marriage between one man and one woman."

" Very common sense message that marriage matters are moms and dads matter has two children. All the men and women are important both to marriage and raising children -- very common sense values more complicated than that."

" Yes someone said this is a David versus Goliath battle and even though they were outspent and out Amanda there's side prevail. Campaign leaders say they know fighting for question one has left people on both sides bruised and hurt and what the vote over its now time to move along --"

" We look for healing to come now. We need to come together knowing -- yes on one. Third for the sake of the state for the sake of of all those that are involved. This hurts there's. Lots of hateful things that have been said. I'll let this be put behind us and we need to move forward."

" In the thirty states where voters have -- to the -- on this issue of same sex marriage has been defeated in every one now with this -- in -- that list is 31. In Portland Maine mining claims and --"

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