Comments on: Question 1: a week later http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/11/10/question-1-a-week-later/ Pseudo-random observations and views Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:33:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: LePage / Mitchell / Cutler | JustinRussell.com http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/11/10/question-1-a-week-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1500417 LePage / Mitchell / Cutler | JustinRussell.com Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:57:47 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=874#comment-1500417 [...] came the vote to defeat gay marriage in Maine last November. Now, with the choice of Paul LePage as Maine’s [...] [...] came the vote to defeat gay marriage in Maine last November. Now, with the choice of Paul LePage as Maine’s [...]

]]> By: Justin http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/11/10/question-1-a-week-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1494681 Justin Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:02:27 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=874#comment-1494681 Thanks for the comment, Lisa. I'm torn about the effectiveness of public voting on law. While it has an obviously democratic feel to it, the general population often isn't sufficiently informed about the issues. Of course, getting a large number of people to agree on anything is tricky; just look at the battles that happen among the 435 members of the House of Representatives! Thanks for the comment, Lisa.

I’m torn about the effectiveness of public voting on law. While it has an obviously democratic feel to it, the general population often isn’t sufficiently informed about the issues. Of course, getting a large number of people to agree on anything is tricky; just look at the battles that happen among the 435 members of the House of Representatives!

]]> By: Lisa K. http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/11/10/question-1-a-week-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1494679 Lisa K. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:45:43 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=874#comment-1494679 Question 1 was a huge disappointment. It is the civil rights issue of our day, and, like most civil rights issues, it will ultimately be decided in the courts. Maine's constitution is not that much different than Massachusetts', and all it will take to get that ball rolling is probably one gay couple to be denied a marriage license. The general public is not usually the best judge of what becoomes law. Question 1 was a huge disappointment. It is the civil rights issue of our day, and, like most civil rights issues, it will ultimately be decided in the courts. Maine’s constitution is not that much different than Massachusetts’, and all it will take to get that ball rolling is probably one gay couple to be denied a marriage license.

The general public is not usually the best judge of what becoomes law.

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