No on 1, Part 2–Heads We Win, Tails You Lose
There are 13 days left until Election Day. If you had been in the No on 1 campaign office today, you would have known that. You might have noticed the big sign on the back wall that is changed every day to remind you of the imminence of your job. You might have called a volunteer to ask them to spend some time canvassing or at the office in the coming days.
You might have been worried. Yesterday (14 days out) there was a poll published [pdf of press release] that said that 48% of Mainers were for Question 1 (boo), 48% against, and 4% undecided. I’m sure somebody has a calculation on what it takes to get a percentage point of the population to vote your way. How much money. How many volunteer hours. What kind of weather on Election Day.
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Response from Jay Inslee on Co-Sponsoring the Respect for Marriage Act
I appreciate your co-sponsorship of ENDA, immigration laws that acknowledge our relationships, and of Federal employee benefits for same-sex partners.
However, your response to me regarding why you are not co-sponsoring HR 3567 seems–incomplete, if not disingenuous.
…One day we will have equal rights, whether you believe in them or not. I am asking you to be a leader on this issue. This is why we elected you–to lead, and to do what’s right for your constituents. My family are your constituents, and right now we have a small fraction of the rights that would be granted a heterosexual couple who, like us, had been legally wed.
Read moreAn Open Letter to Representative Jay Inslee on the Respect for Marriage Act
Dear Representative Inslee,
Since moving to North Seattle five years ago, I have voted for you every time you asked me to. I’ve talked to people about you and said, “I think he’s a pretty good guy.”
So I have to ask you now: Why have you abandoned my family?
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