New Hampshire legalizes same-sex marriage!!!!

Source: NY Times

New Hampshire legislators have approved a measure that would make the state the sixth to allow gay marriage.

Gov. John Lynch is expected to sign the legislation Wednesday afternoon.

He had promised a veto if the law didn't clearly spell out that churches and religious groups would not be forced to officiate at gay marriages or provide other services.

The Senate passed the measure Wednesday, and the House followed later in the day. The House vote was 198-176.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/03/us/AP-US-XGR...

Governor to Sign Same-Sex Marriage Legislation

CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch will sign the same-sex legislation today at 5:15 p.m.

TIME: 5:15 p.m.
DATE: Wednesday, June 3, 2009

WHERE: Governor and Council Chambers State House Concord

(Source: http://www.bluehampshire.com/diary/7464/hb73-passes )

To try to pass a Constitutional Amendment to void the practice.

Mark my words--Those hateful right wing bigots will stop at nothing on this subject.

All in their superstitious belief in snakes, the golden tablets and virgin births

I'm in CT, and I probably would have heard if it was going to happen in Mass as well.

Nothing yet.

Wait, that doesn't hold true anymore. Great news New Hampshire.

lets hope that the ultimate resolution of this cultural divide is less bloody than the last time around.

from some that had been previously apathetic . I believe it got the attention of the nation and we are seeing the positive backlash. I think California will soon follow with new legislation.

Living here for 30 years...never thought I'd see the day NH stepped out of its conservative roots.

One thing I've noticed is Graniteheads may be conservative; they're also egalitarian and that's not necessarily a contradiction. They tend to believe that fair is fair.

Since the Repubs went with their Southern strategy, they've treated New England like the red headed step child. It takes a lot and long time to piss off these folks, but once they are, they're implacable.

And Dr Dean energizing the NH Dems helped, too.

They mostly belong to what I call the "Leave-me-the-hell-alone" wing of conservatism. They don't necessarily want to mess with anyone else's business as long as they stay out of theirs. Kind of a more libertarian take on conservatism.

I'd say the the same about the NH liberals. They seem to be in the libertarian ("little 'ell') branch of whatever party they belong to.

If the official motto is Live Free or Die, the unofficial is 'Tain't none of my business. Allow 'tain't yours either.

The two largest religious denominations in NH are Roman Catholics and Congregationalists/UCC, with a larger than average number of Orthodox in Manchester, Nashua, and Dover. Not a mixture that lends itself to the religious right mindset.

It's not that they're so much conservative as libertarian?

But I think it's more of a live and let live attitude.

Good news. Absent the whole 8 in California thing, 2009 is shaping up to be a good year for marriage equality.

Any other states have this on their immediate agendas?

The cowards introduced in committee as a marriage bill, but then changed the language. So many Chicago Dems are Catholic (in the legislature) that they figured this was the best they could hope for. Did I mention that they're cowards?

I've called both my rep and my senator and said I'd prefer it be marriage, but that they should support this if it's the best we can get. For now.

Blue state my ass.

and our legislators are so reticent to do anything meaningful. Step by step, I guess.

The only states that would be more unlikely would be Mississippi or Alabama.

thank heaven, both sides opposed it. Result is, the Supreme Judicial Court decision still stands. In Massachusetts, though, a constitutional amendment reversing a court decision cannot get on the ballot unless the Legislature acts during its first or second session after the decision. The first session did nothing. By the second session, seemed like no one cared anymore.

I think gay organizations should fund a trip by some of your state legislators to Massachusetts. It's basically a non-issue for the opposition now. I rarely hear anyone mention it, even the folks who were up in arms after the court decision. It's lovely.

that permits same gender marriages, or in any country that recognizes US marriages that also permits same gender marriage. It is not clear how a civil union state (or country) will treat a marriage - my guess is it would be treated as a civil union by those states. I'm not aware of any court cases (or the specific statutes in those states).

Marriages will not be recognized by the federal government or by any state that has a marriage discrimination amendment or statute without a court fight (and please, don't bring a court fight just yet - the time is not ripe to force this particular issue, but it is moving rapidly in that direction). States whose statutes and constitutions are silent will probably have to wait for a court decision.

he made them protect churches in the bill and protect his behind... NH has a lot of moderates, people that might vote Repub if that had not been put in the bill.

It's a sure thing, now, Gov will sign it.

irritated me. The legislatures had it all worked out, and then some clown stood up and griped, and then they had to putz around for a week or more "debating"--but at least, as you say, it's done.

Churches would not have been forced to marry any couple that did not meet their criteria for marriage anyway (previously married in the church without an annulment or death of the former spouse spouse, lack of membership in the church, refusal to participate in pre-marital counseling, wrong color eyes, etc.). The provision just takes away the strawman that had thrown up recently (including by some folks who purportedly support same gender marriage but don't want to the state to interfere with religion).

if a religious group rents out space to non-congregants,they are permitted to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

By renting to all comers, they had turned religious property (inside of which they could discriminate) into a public accommodation (which is subject to anti-discrimination laws).

Because it wasn't a matter of intruding on the practice of faith, but an issue of whether once you open your facility up for public use you can violate anti-discrimination laws to limit that public use, it is unlikely anything in the New Hampshire law would force a different outcome in similar case in NH. I haven't read the New Hampshire law - but the New Jersey case was not as it is usually characterized.

that religious organizations would not be forced to be non-discriminatory in all aspects of their business ventures. I could well be wrong, but that's (and allowing religious organizations to not recognize same-sex marriages for employment purposes) would be the only reasons to bother with this inclusion.

whether sexual orientation is a constitutionally protected class in NH AND on whether any church has (inadvertently) turned any of its property into a public accommodation. (Nothing I can find has anything to do with business ventures or employment, by the way.)

The New Jersey case was a public accommodations case (not necessarily a business, but that is one example of a public accommodation). If you turn your religious property into a public accommodation, you cannot discriminate against protected classes with regard to that public accommodation. The court ruled the beach pavilion was a public accommodation because the church had previously rented it out to anyone who paid the fee to use it. Under Federal law, once it opened it up as a public accommodation it would be barred from rental discrimination based on federally protected classes - it could not refuse, for example, to rent it to a Jewish couple for their wedding ceremony because they were Jewish. That would constitute discrimination on the basis of religion. In contrast, they could legally refuse to permit that same Jewish couple to rent their sanctuary for their marriage (unless they had also turned the sanctuary into a public accommodation).

I don't recall the precise details of the NJ case - but since sexual orientation is not a protected class under federal law, the case was probably decided under an equivalent NJ law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation - and if sexual orientation is a constitutionally protected class in NH, the outcome should be the same.

As noted above, I have not found any reference to business ventures or employment in the NH bill - but the issues are similar to the public accommodation issue. Discrimination is permitted for internal religious affairs, but not for employment that is not integral to the practice of the faith.

Fear of it happening is one of the things that has the anti-gay crowd so riled up, and it's not like most people seeking such a marriage would be likely to do it at a congregation that would be try to refuse them in the first place. It seems like a no-cost win-win sort of thing to me, where everyone involved gets their rights affirmed.

The OGCMS didn't have to rent the pavillion to the two women because of anti-discrimination laws, they had to rent to them because they had signed an agreement giving them SPECIAL RIGHTS in exchange for making the boardwalk open to the public.

Oh, wait a minute.....

Amazing news just 44 more to go
:kick:

But they are coming along nicely.

Out tax structure is a mess, we underfund the university system, the state is slashing aid to school districts and public charter schools, and revenue sharing just went out the window...

Arizona was 49th in per student spending, and has slashed even that, as well as university funding. :eyes:

They've closed Flandreau Planetarium.

Now same-sex marriage is legal in all of New England! Now we just have to get rid of the DOMA and the bigots' edifice will come crashing down.

I'm sure they'll come around soon enough.

Anyway, congratulations New Hampshire! And thank you Gov. Lynch for listening to reason.

So it'll take them a bit longer to jump on the equality train.

and more to do with California and measure H8. legislatures that were kinda thinking 'eh. we'll let the courts take care of this, keep the heat off me" saw that it wasn't going that way in California, of all places, and made a move. once Iowa did it, and didn't fall into the pit of evil, it opened the door for Maine and New Hampshire to be on the forefront, but not the absolute cutting edge, which is where they are happy to be.

region of the country?

VT started the ball rolling a decade ago. 3 states in NE achieved marriage equality through the legislative quality.

but for the midwest, Iowa is definitely a leader.

I'm doing a happy dance (the fully clothed one)

the train is pulling out of the station and they are still trying to get their hair untangled from the wheels of the caboose

Congratulations to everyone!

As a resident of California where prop 8 was recently passed, I am incredibly happy to see that some states are owning up to the statement that we were all created equal. However it seems a little bit ridiculous to have the caveats that they have stated. But I guess win some lose some. I hope one day that my state comes anywhere close to where they are now.

http://beyondrace.com

Much joy, and my best hopes. :hug:

edit: oh yeah, I forgot. Knmf'nR! :kick:

You've softened my heart.

Thanks!

Molly is one of DU's avatars, so if you want honor that Good Ole Girl...

Yeah, next to roses, lilacs are my favorite flower. They're all over the place up here, even growing wild. They bloom around the last couple of weeks of May, so a wonderful way to start summer.

Our summers don't last long, but they're filled with flowers, daffodils, lilacs, roses, lupen, cone flowers, day lilies, wild asters. Makes the winters bearable.

One more state comes to its senses! :applause:

Another state has been admitted to the United States of Rational America

Maybe next we'll get gay marriage in New York.

The irony is that churches have been marrying homosexual couples for decades now. This is just the state finally legally recognizing what many churches have been doing for so long.

A church doesn't have to marry anyone. They can't be forced or required to marry anyone. It is entirely voluntary. Always has been. Always will be.

To put language in the bill to not force churches to do something they don't have to do anyway is pandering.

as long as it is illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation, and all marriage is legal, religious group that rent out space would be required to rent space to homosexual weddings, if they rent it to anyone (not just the sanctuary, perhaps. maybe, as in the New Jersey case, they have a nice gazebo?)

New England leads the way!

Congratulations to NH!

:applause:

I wish my state would follow your lead.

and just in time for Pride :-)

We do live in interesting times.

CA state legislature passed same-sex marriage bills TWICE -- it was an asshat Rethuglican gov, Schwarzie, who vetoed it TWICE. And because 6 of our 7 state supreme court justices are also Rethuglican, we lost the Prop 8 suit. Even the closeted lesbian justice, Carol Corrigan, voted to uphold Prop 8. Guess her identity as a fascist, oppressive Rethuglican is more important to her than her sexual orientation (and she's also dyed-in-the-wool Roman Catholic, so that explains everything.)

It's a shame your great state is saddled with such creatures.

Just remember 'road' is pronounced 'rud', 'winter' 'wintah' and the state capital is ConKURD, not CONcord.

:fistbump:

(I grew up in Conn., where 'wintah' is almost as fierce...)

for the State Liquor Store is "Dr. Green's"

older state stores here were like drugstores, with a counter and clerks, and the State of NH default color is dark green, so: Been to town, Joe? Ayuh!Got groceries, went to the clnic, the hardware, and got a jug at Doc Green's for my cold!

And after last weekend's wedding, we have 2 Dr. Greene's in the family! Royalty, by NH standards.....

Land of Smuttynose Ale!

Source: AP

Via Google News:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gUUXs...

"New Hampshire governor signs gay marriage law

By NORMA LOVE

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's governor has signed legislation making the state the sixth to allow gay marriage."
<...>

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gUUXs...

I know some heads that are exploding right now. The ltte is gonna be killers this week.

grave will take of NH Electrical Coop for the year.

Hee fucking hee.

She lives in the most conservative area of NH and is a conservative.

I can't wait for our weekly phone call this Sunday.

WTF is taking our Senate so long?

Oh yeah, and way to go NH!!!!

by Norma LOVE.

Add an "L" and you get Normal Love which is what the whole issue is about anyway. All love is normal, although the people who are threatened by same sex marriage don't get that.

:loveya:

is that this was passed by a duly elected legislature, and signed by a duly elected governor. Takes the wind out of the sails of the wingnut "judge made law" bull.

Make that Live Fabulous or Die (just for the day ;-)

) Now when I travel between ME and MA I'll be in friendly territory all the way! I am SO proud to live in New England! :toast:

Way to go NH!!

churches have always had the right to marry or not marry anyone they wanted.

but marriage isnt a religious institution anymore.

i can go get married with a witness at the courthouse without any religious ties.

therefor,
marriage is a SOCIAL institution, and as such entitles everyone to be treated equal in acquiring it from the government.

and if they want to fight over the word 'marriage'
then i say bring it.

lets see them try to take away the word from all the people who got married at a government building instead of at a church.

Hubster and I were married by a JP in our home. We have a piece of paper from the state of FL with the words Marriage Certificate on it.

He and I are married; we're not civil unioned. Further, unlike a lot of people who had a religious ceremony, we're still married.

And yes, same sex couples should have exactly the same. Anything else is blatant discrimination.

The bill's lead sponsor, Rep. Jim Splaine (D-Portsmouth)

JimSplaine AT aol DOT com

(Don't worry, it's the address he uses for constituent contact)

that now and again another state does the right thing.

What I would rather see though, is for the federales get it done in one fell swoop by outlawing such discrimination by the states against individual citizens.

And next we should outlaw straight marriage. If it was illegal I'd probably still be will my ex girlfriend. Aha!

It's not just that New England tends to be a more liberal part of the country. It's also because the states are fairly small and very close together. Just about everyone in NH knows people in VT and ME. Everyone in MA knows people in NH and CT. And so on. They've seen that the sky hasn't fallen in the states next-door when they legalized same-sex marriage. That makes it a bit easier to accept, even for people who normally would oppose it.

It's a bit different in larger, more spread out states. A person who has lived all their lives in these larger states may not know a lot of people in the places where marriage equality is already legal. So to them, it seem like a strange, scary idea.

I live in MA, and I can be in any one of 6 other states within a 2-hour drive. I live less than a half-hour from NH, and about an hour from the southern edge of ME. I know what's going on there, and the folks in those places know what's going on here.

I think a big round of applause is due to the folks in VT, who went out on a limb all those years ago when they legalized civil unions. No, it wasn't marriage. But they have marriage now, and I think the fact that they started granting legal unions to same-sex couples has a lot to do with why equal marriage is becoming legal in other places now.

Now some Rights in six States with only 44 left to go.

Celebrate if you want. Having lived these 40 years just makes me angry. No furious!

How dare the religious bigots and weak politicians cheat me out of 40 years of my Rights.

If their god exists, may he damn them to Hell for the life they have cheated 15 percent of their relatives and countrymen out of.

Common sense prevails! It's about time.

Six down, 44 to go! Well, 45, with the District of Columbia.

Congrats to NH GLBTs!

the first couples to come in and apply!!! I am going to want to go down stairs and clap for them!!!!!

I am sooo psyched and PROUD of my state!!!!!

And Gay Marriage can pass in THIS STATE there is no reason it shouldn't pass EVERYWHERE!!

Congratulations everyone!!!!!!!

Love to all!!!
Robyn

:party:

Glad to see my long time conservative state progressing into the 21st century.

wonderful	ccharles000	Jun-03-09 04:14 PM	#1
The Moran church of Utah will start throwing $$$ at this	saigon68	Jun-04-09 07:10 AM	#140
Haven't heard much on it around here, though	NewJeffCT	Jun-04-09 02:18 PM	#152
"And as California goes, so goes the nation."	joeybee12	Jun-03-09 04:18 PM	#2
The abolitionist states lead the way again	endarkenment	Jun-03-09 05:08 PM	#21
On this subject, IOWA beat Cali out!	Endangered Specie	Jun-03-09 09:55 PM	#123
IMHO Prop 8 might have been a good thing. It certainly brought out some outrage	rhett o rick	Jun-04-09 04:18 PM	#153
So nice to see...	bobburgster	Jun-03-09 04:18 PM	#3
Been living here for 15 years.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 04:44 PM	#16
One thing I've noticed about NH conservatives	rox63	Jun-03-09 06:08 PM	#37
I agree.	sl8	Jun-03-09 06:37 PM	#50
True. One of the main reasons the fundies don't get much traction up here.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 06:47 PM	#53
Demographics is part of it, too	SoxFan	Jun-04-09 09:12 AM	#144
Maybe	PSzymeczek	Jun-03-09 09:23 PM	#113
To a certain degree, yes.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 09:36 PM	#118
Congratulations and thank you to NH!	foxfeet	Jun-03-09 04:19 PM	#4
6 down 44 to go	bluestateguy	Jun-03-09 04:21 PM	#5
Let's keep the momentum going!	Dappleganger	Jun-03-09 04:29 PM	#13
New York.	t0dd	Jun-03-09 04:55 PM	#19
New York -- Lucky Number Seven!	the intelligent gay	Jun-03-09 06:50 PM	#57
Illinois has a civil unions bill that just came out of committee.	Critters2	Jun-03-09 06:10 PM	#38
well...its a start!	the intelligent gay	Jun-03-09 06:51 PM	#59
I know. It's just frustrating to know Iowa has marriages,	Critters2	Jun-03-09 06:53 PM	#60
Whenever I think about Iowa having legal gay marriage, my brain hurts.	Arkana	Jun-05-09 10:49 AM	#157
Massachusetts ( Democrats) tried a civil unions bill after the Supreme Judicial Court decision, but	No Elephants	Jun-04-09 07:58 AM	#141
Yea, New Hampshire!	MineralMan	Jun-03-09 04:22 PM	#6
Will these marriages be recognised in other states? nt	Tim01	Jun-03-09 04:22 PM	#7
Depends on the state. In NY they are.	GodlessBiker	Jun-03-09 04:25 PM	#9
They should be recognized in any state	Ms. Toad	Jun-03-09 06:25 PM	#43
they will be in Iowa	the intelligent gay	Jun-03-09 06:50 PM	#58
Good, they have been farting around with the bill long enough. nt	MADem	Jun-03-09 04:23 PM	#8
Well, the Governor wants to stay in office so	JayMusgrove	Jun-03-09 04:28 PM	#10
I don't blame the governor, it was that committee delay a week or so ago that	MADem	Jun-03-09 04:41 PM	#15
Whatever...	Ms. Toad	Jun-03-09 06:29 PM	#47
it also removes the New Jersey issue	northzax	Jun-03-09 06:55 PM	#61
That's actually a different matter off law	Ms. Toad	Jun-03-09 07:09 PM	#68
my understanding of the New Hampshire compromise is just that	northzax	Jun-03-09 07:28 PM	#76
How a NJ like situation comes out would depend on	Ms. Toad	Jun-03-09 07:57 PM	#100
That was a fair demand of the bill, IMO	Posteritatis	Jun-03-09 07:20 PM	#73
That's because they didn't bother to actually understand what happened in Ocean Grave	imdjh	Jun-03-09 07:52 PM	#98
Good on us.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 04:29 PM	#11
Congrats NH!!	CrownPrinceBandar	Jun-03-09 04:29 PM	#12
Damned Activist Juidges!!!	brooklynite	Jun-03-09 04:33 PM	#14
Go New Hampster	Botany	Jun-03-09 04:46 PM	#17
Go New Hampster	Botany	Jun-03-09 04:46 PM	#18
Never mind-I just got the pun.....	Ken Burch	Jun-03-09 05:54 PM	#34
Activist Legislature	SpartanDem	Jun-03-09 05:02 PM	#20
New Hampshire is a model progressive state. Way to go!	McCamy Taylor	Jun-03-09 05:13 PM	#22
I wouldn't necessarily call NH a progressive state	rox63	Jun-03-09 06:10 PM	#39
Don't get carried away	SoxFan	Jun-03-09 07:51 PM	#97
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger	PSzymeczek	Jun-03-09 09:35 PM	#117
Good for New Hampshire!	Odin2005	Jun-03-09 05:14 PM	#23
Technically, we still have Rhode Island!	hangman86	Jun-03-09 05:22 PM	#26
I think Rhode Island is a bit more Catholic than the rest of New Englan	rox63	Jun-03-09 06:12 PM	#41
6 down, 44 to go.	kestrel91316	Jun-03-09 05:15 PM	#24
that's 12% of 50 states	BadDonkey	Jun-03-09 05:16 PM	#25
It's just the beginning. And 5 out of the 6 have gone just since Obama was elected.	Number23	Jun-03-09 05:55 PM	#35
I think it's less to do with Obama	northzax	Jun-03-09 06:58 PM	#63
great news. can anyone argue that New England isn't the most progressive	cali	Jun-03-09 05:28 PM	#27
Except when it gets punked by Iowa!	bullwinkle428	Jun-03-09 09:32 PM	#116
nah, not even close. MA had marriage equality years before Iowa	cali	Jun-04-09 07:03 AM	#139
Teh gay is winning!	EFerrari	Jun-03-09 05:29 PM	#28
And when teh gay wins, everybody wins	TommyO	Jun-03-09 06:05 PM	#36
lol!	Terran	Jun-04-09 12:02 PM	#148
Congrats to New Hampshire ! My sympathy to the religious far right	tomm2thumbs	Jun-03-09 05:41 PM	#29
Congratulations New Hampshire--!!!	defendandprotect	Jun-03-09 05:44 PM	#30
Excellent news!	Forkboy	Jun-03-09 05:47 PM	#31
Another one! Way to go, New Hampshire!!!1	ObamaKerryDem	Jun-03-09 05:50 PM	#32
Exclusive photo of a CA Supreme Court justice reacting to the news --	cboy4	Jun-03-09 05:51 PM	#33
LOL	the intelligent gay	Jun-03-09 07:04 PM	#67
Same-Sex Unions	ealvarez12	Jun-03-09 06:12 PM	#40
For my dear friends in NH.	SalmonChantedEvening	Jun-03-09 06:14 PM	#42
A big bunch of our state flower in return, SCE	sarge43	Jun-03-09 06:26 PM	#45
(((((Sarge43)))))	SalmonChantedEvening	Jun-03-09 06:56 PM	#62
Sarge, I love your avatar of Molly, and I can just smell these beautiful lilacs.	ToolTex	Jun-03-09 09:00 PM	#110
Well, thank you.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 09:25 PM	#114
Yippee!	wryter2000	Jun-03-09 06:25 PM	#44
It's happening people. Patience...	SKKY	Jun-03-09 06:27 PM	#46
Yay New Hampshire!!!!!!	Richd506	Jun-03-09 06:30 PM	#48
Awesome, just one more New England state left to go	ShadowLiberal	Jun-03-09 06:31 PM	#49
The Irony here.	buckrogers1965	Jun-03-09 06:44 PM	#51
not quite, actually	northzax	Jun-03-09 07:00 PM	#65
Another victory for the good guys!	Deep13	Jun-03-09 06:44 PM	#52
Excellent news!	Kajsa	Jun-03-09 06:48 PM	#54
FABULOUS!!!	the intelligent gay	Jun-03-09 06:48 PM	#55
Are you officially embarrassed yet California?	DuaneBidoux	Jun-03-09 06:48 PM	#56
Who da thought? NH more progressive than CA?	sarge43	Jun-03-09 06:59 PM	#64
and even IOWA more progressive than CA...but it's comparing apples and oranges...	keepCAblue	Jun-03-09 07:14 PM	#70
Thanks for the background info.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 07:31 PM	#78
Great news!!! C'mon New Jersey!!!! n/t	Jersey Ginny	Jun-03-09 07:03 PM	#66
Hurray for equal rights! ^_^ I love that we had three states, lost one, and then gained five! ^_^ nt	cecilfirefox	Jun-03-09 07:14 PM	#69
I'm a "New Hampshireman for a Day"!!	KamaAina	Jun-03-09 07:14 PM	#71
You're most welcome.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 07:29 PM	#77
Can I drive down the 'rud' and stop off at the state store now?	KamaAina	Jun-03-09 07:32 PM	#79
Of course, Would you get me a bottle of dry sherry, please? Ta. n/t	sarge43	Jun-03-09 07:35 PM	#80
The old name	Mopar151	Jun-03-09 11:01 PM	#130
Congratulations! n/t	Xipe Totec	Jun-03-09 07:15 PM	#72
w00t! k/r	ruggerson	Jun-03-09 07:22 PM	#74
Go New England!	Botany	Jun-03-09 07:25 PM	#75
Yay for New Hampshire	customerserviceguy	Jun-03-09 07:39 PM	#81
New Hampshire governor signs gay marriage law	sl8	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#82
Weeeeeeeeeeeee!	graywarrior	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#83
And the energy generate by Nackey Loeb spinning in her	sarge43	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#84
Thank god, coz who can afford NH Elec Coop's ramming it up our arses any longer?	graywarrior	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#85
You mean you're not enjoying it? Now you know how the duck feels.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#91
You should see what the duck does to me.	graywarrior	Jun-03-09 09:27 PM	#115
Unless you post pictures, you're just picking on the duck again. n/t	sarge43	Jun-03-09 09:38 PM	#119
.	graywarrior	Jun-03-09 09:51 PM	#121
OK, I should known better than to challenge you.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 09:55 PM	#124
Qwak me sideways!	graywarrior	Jun-03-09 10:47 PM	#129
So that's what the kids are calling it now. So difficult to keep up. n/t	sarge43	Jun-04-09 10:58 AM	#147
Keeping up is an issue at our age	graywarrior	Jun-04-09 12:27 PM	#149
My mother is one of them	Tempest	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#87
Wakefield and Wolfeborough are flipping out right now.	graywarrior	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#88
Ok New York this is getting embarassing now	shadowknows69	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#86
Maybe it's a nor'easter? n/t	sl8	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#92
The article was appropriately written	bluedeminredstate	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#89
nice observation nt	tomm2thumbs	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#90
Hurray for New Hampshire!	Chemisse	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#93
What's important	customerserviceguy	Jun-03-09 07:46 PM	#94
YEEEESSSSS!!! Live Free or Die!	Veruca Salt	Jun-03-09 08:08 PM	#103
finally, some common sense.	iamthebandfanman	Jun-03-09 07:47 PM	#95
Let me know when it's time to suit up.	sarge43	Jun-03-09 08:28 PM	#104
Thank the man who made it happen	SoxFan	Jun-03-09 07:50 PM	#96
yay!	katty	Jun-03-09 07:53 PM	#99
Excellent news. I'm happy to see	DRex	Jun-03-09 08:00 PM	#101
Congratulations!!	SeattleGirl	Jun-03-09 08:00 PM	#102
It makes sense to me that this is happening all around New England	rox63	Jun-03-09 08:33 PM	#105
Let's see, Stonewall was only 40 years ago!	ToolTex	Jun-03-09 08:38 PM	#106
K&R	closeupready	Jun-03-09 08:45 PM	#107
I hope that this will put California to shame. n/t	totodeinhere	Jun-03-09 08:51 PM	#108
Way to go, New Hampshire! n/t	Mad_Dem_X	Jun-03-09 08:59 PM	#109
44 to go.	Lugnut	Jun-03-09 09:05 PM	#111
WOOHOO!!!	AnnieBW	Jun-03-09 09:07 PM	#112
I work in a town office in NH and I can't wait for	Robyn66	Jun-03-09 09:42 PM	#120
K&R #60	HughMoran	Jun-03-09 09:51 PM	#122
"Live free...."	BobTheSubgenius	Jun-03-09 10:00 PM	#125
Excellent!	Patsy Stone	Jun-03-09 10:02 PM	#126
Great !	jeff30997	Jun-03-09 10:10 PM	#127
New Hampshire, a state of true equality!	Castleman	Jun-03-09 10:25 PM	#128
Decembah?	Mopar151	Jun-03-09 11:11 PM	#132
Way to go NH!	chatnoir	Jun-03-09 11:06 PM	#131
About damn time! Yes.	f the letter	Jun-03-09 11:28 PM	#133
Marriage is a great institution. But who wants to live in an institution?	edbermac	Jun-03-09 11:29 PM	#134
Excellent!!!	FourScore	Jun-03-09 11:41 PM	#135
Congrats, New Hampsters!	GoddessOfGuinness	Jun-03-09 11:50 PM	#136
expect increase in demand for wedding planners and divorce attorneys	WillYourVoteBCounted	Jun-04-09 12:37 AM	#137
K&R The fundies have got	Enthusiast	Jun-04-09 03:31 AM	#138
Charlie Cook on Bill Press this morning	Iwillnevergiveup	Jun-04-09 08:28 AM	#142
Yay!	RetroLounge	Jun-04-09 08:44 AM	#143
About. Damn. Time.	AB_Positive	Jun-04-09 09:12 AM	#145
Bravo, New Hampshire.	Vidar	Jun-04-09 10:38 AM	#146
I continue to find it wryly amusing that the legislation has to spell out that clergy...	Pacifist Patriot	Jun-04-09 12:37 PM	#150
Congratulations, NH!	ComtesseDeSpair	Jun-04-09 01:46 PM	#151
The tide is with us, and against the terrified bigots.	Zhade	Jun-04-09 04:54 PM	#154
Kick back to the top for Friday......	LeftHander	Jun-05-09 09:56 AM	#155
Tick tock, Rhode Island.	Arkana	Jun-05-09 10:48 AM	#156