This is going to be a two part post. Today, in Part One, a more positive post. Tomorrow’s will deal with an editorial in the Washington Post by someone who made – in my opinion – some ridiculous arguments. But today will be non-confrontational.
Today there was a fund raiser for Equality Maryland – the lobbying group trying to get the referendum on the gay marriage bill to pass. Originally it was supposed to be a screening of a movie with some comments by the State Attorney General, Doug Gansler. Attorney General Gansler was one the first high profile elected official to support same sex marriage in Maryland. His office took the position that Maryland HAD to recognize same sex marriages from other states under the state constitution. That position was recently upheld by the courts in Maryland. By the time we arrived, the Governor, the Lt. Governor and the Congressman from that district all agreed to speak. The event raised a fair bit of money, though probably not enough given how much money is being spent by opponents. Continue reading Gay Marriage In Maryland – Part One