Once more, into the breech – or did anyone really think this issue was going away?
Supporters of homosexual “marriage” and groups committed to defending the true meaning of marriage, are set to square off for a fight in Maine this year. Senator Dennis S. Damon, D-Trenton, announced at a press conference this afternoon that he is submitting legislation that would redefine marriage in the state.
The senator said that his bill would codify civil marriage as the legally recognized union of two people, regardless of sex, and ensure that the state recognizes same-sex “marriages” from other states. He also said that the bill would protect the right of religious institutions to define their own religious doctrine and teachings about marriage, according to the Bangor Daily News. However, it is unclear if this means that religious institutions would be protected from discrimination lawsuits if they refuse to perform same-sex “weddings.”
Damon is supported by members of the Maine Freedom to Marry Coalition, which is made up of various homosexualist groups.
The defense of true marriage is being spearheaded by the Maine Marriage Alliance and aided by the Catholic Diocese of Portland and the Maine Family Policy Council. These groups have announced that House Republican Josh Tardy will submit a bill to augment the state law, the Defense of Marriage Act, restricting marriage to one man and one woman, by making it a constitutional amendment.
A bit of kudos to Senator Damon – unlike most supporters of liberal causes, he’s willing to come out of the leftist closet (as it were) and engage in actual political debate. But we do have to fight this, and at the start of the Obama Error, nothing will prove more crucial than these opening skirmishes. Its not that any one of them will assure victory or defeat, but the side which can claim the most victories in 2009 will be the side going in to 2010 energized and spoiling for a fight, and that will mean a lot not just in Congress, but in the State legislators which will redraw the Congressional districts after the 2010 census.
Very much is at stake over the next two years – Obama and his Democrats will try to cement an enduring Democratic majority as FDR did in the 1930′s; our task is to first thwart this, and then start building our party and movement into a force which will govern America for the 50 years necessary to undo the damage liberalism has done to our society. So, get ready for the fight – and remember, no matter what, we win (its cool being a Believer, huh?).
