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Marriage Amendment: A conservative’s opinion

From Letters to the Editor in today's Pilot: Marriage amendment is antithesis of GOP values Like most Virginians who visit the polls this November, I will be voting Republican, but unlike most Republicans I will be voting against the proposed constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage by defining marriage as being between one man and … Continue reading Marriage Amendment: A conservative’s opinion →

Read the whole thing and Vote NO

The Washington Post released more of its poll data today, this time on the so-called Marriage Amendment. The data shows that 53% of voters support the amendment with 43% opposed. But: When respondents were read the arguments on both sides of the question, enough voters showed a willingness to reconsider that the gap narrowed to … Continue reading Read the whole thing and Vote NO →

Talking about Voting NO on #1

I had the pleasure of speaking on behalf of the Commonwealth Coalition this afternoon at a gathering on the Eastern Shore. It was a wonderful opportunity to discuss the impact of the so-called Marriage Amendment with a group of interested individuals. Every one in the room pledged to Vote NO on Ballot Issue #1. One … Continue reading Talking about Voting NO on #1 →

OTR: Marriage Amendment

This week's On the Record will feature a debtate on the so-called Marriage Amendment between Claire Guthrie Gastanaga of the Commonwealth Coalition, which opposes the initiative, and Pat McSweeney of the Family Foundation, which supports it. On the Record is hosted by Joel Rubin and airs Sunday at 10:30am on WVEC.

Letter to Bishop Glenn

One of my readers sent me a copy of the letter she sent to Bishop Gerald Glenn regarding his recent "endorsement" of George Allen. As mentioned previously, the Bishop's endorsement had a caveat: that Allen stop attacking Webb. I don't know if the Bishop has withdrawn his support of Allen, but given that he ran … Continue reading Letter to Bishop Glenn →

Conservative paper urges Vote NO!

The conservative Arlington Sun Gazette has come out against the so-called Marriage Amendment (Ballot Issue #1), saying: On principle, we should be in favor of the proposed state constitutional amendment banning so-called “gay marriage. [...] Unfortunately, the proposed amendment Virginia voters will be casting ballots on this November is overreaching, ambiguous and clumsily written. This … Continue reading Conservative paper urges Vote NO! →

Penalty flag: Family Foundation

As if registrars around the state don't have enough to do with the voter registration deadline approaching, a letter from the Family Foundation is creating more work for them: Voter registration offices around Virginia were inundated with complaints from residents who received letters last week saying they may not be signed up to vote. The … Continue reading Penalty flag: Family Foundation →

Vote NO: talk about Ballot #1

Last night, I got one of the new Vote NO yard signs. I live at the end of a culdesac so there is little traffic down here. But, we've been having sewer work done in my neighborhood for the last six months. This morning, as I left for my walk, several of the contractors were … Continue reading Vote NO: talk about Ballot #1 →

GMU Vote NO rally 10/5

There is going to be a Vote NO! rally at GMU this Thursday, October 5 in the courtyard outside the Johnson Center. Details are available here. Keynote speaker will be civil rights leader and GMU professor Roger Wilkins. The rally starts at 6pm. Head on over and show your support!

Saturday quickies

This turned out to be longer than I thought it would be 🙄 Included are my thought on these issues: Foley resigns Attempts to reinstate partner of Norfolk cop More polls Kaine business plan Kellam v Drake Equality Loudon on legal contracts Foley resigns The sanitzed AP version of the story on Mark Foley (R-FL) … Continue reading Saturday quickies →