Category: Marshall Newman Amendment

Ohio Atty: Learn from us and Vote NO!

So says Ohio Legal Aid attorney Alexandria Ruden: Unlike Ohio, Virginia voters have been alerted to the very serious adverse potential consequences of this proposed amendment well before the election. Our voters didn’t have adequate time to get fully informed before they voted. The consequence has been that police, prosecutors and victims have been in … Continue reading Ohio Atty: Learn from us and Vote NO! →

M-D on marriage amendment: 52% favor

Another Mason Dixon poll was released tonight, this one on the so-called Marriage Amendment. The poll of 625 likely voters showed 52% in favor of the amendment, with 42% against and 6% undecided. One problem: once again, they failed to poll the entire amendment. Look, the whole thing is going to be on the ballot … Continue reading M-D on marriage amendment: 52% favor →

Kaine, Holton voting NO

Governor Tim Kaine Becomes 200th Lawyer to Join Virginia Legal Review Committee; Governor Linwood Holton and First Lady Anne Holton Also Sign On Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine today became the 200th lawyer in Virginia to sign the statement of the Virginia Legal Review Committee, which expresses concern about the significant and largely unpredictable legal … Continue reading Kaine, Holton voting NO →

Pilot errs in reprint of Cobb op-ed

The Virginian-Pilot today reprinted, without change, the op-ed piece written by Victoria Cobb of the Family Foundation, which first appeared in the Washington Post. In the piece, Cobb implies that former AG candidate, Senator Creigh Deeds, is a supporter of the amendment: In fact, McDonnell's opponent for the attorney general's office in the 2005 election, … Continue reading Pilot errs in reprint of Cobb op-ed →

Edds: Voters can’t stop pride, progress

In case you missed it, Margaret Edds has a fine article in this morning's Pilot on the so-called marriage amendment: Some years back, when Virginia's old Byrd organization was in its death throes, a Capitol wit suggested a TV commercial for a member of the rear guard. The idea was to show the lawmaker with … Continue reading Edds: Voters can’t stop pride, progress →

A little Spruill, Webb & Kellam for breakfast

I headed out bright and early this morning to Delegate Lionell Spruill's pancake breakfast in Chesapeake. I got there a little after eight and there was a good crowd, including a number of folks wearing Webb T-shirts. Jim Webb and his wife were there, along with Phil Kellam. I sat with Phil and chatted for … Continue reading A little Spruill, Webb & Kellam for breakfast →

Pilot op-ed: Discriminatory amendment

Today's Virginian-Pilot printed an opinion piece I submitted to them. The piece appears below. Discriminatory amendment has other negative repercussions BY VIVIAN J. PAIGE “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King Jr. There is no one more revered in the civil rights movement than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. … Continue reading Pilot op-ed: Discriminatory amendment →

Look who’s Voting NO!

From the Richmond Times Dispatch: Three Richmond-area House Democrats -- including a Baptist minister -- who supported a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage now say they'll vote against it because it's too broad. [...] House Minority Leader Franklin P. Hall; Del. Dwight Clinton Jones, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of South Richmond; and … Continue reading Look who’s Voting NO! →

Cato Institute: It’s Not about Same-Sex Marriage

The Cato Institute, a libertarian non-profit public policy research foundation, non-profit public policy research foundation, blogs about the so-called Marriage Amendment in this post. They come to the same conclusions as those of us who are against this amendment: All these journalists are doing the supporters’ work for them. Bans on gay marriage have passed … Continue reading Cato Institute: It’s Not about Same-Sex Marriage →