Comments for The Outpost http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog What's goin' 'round and comin' down Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Marriage Equality is the Present and the Future by Dan Murphy http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-136 Dan Murphy Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:32:23 +0000 http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32#comment-136 Dean, Thanks for the info. I thought that was the case, but a bit of searching before I posted the piece didn't turn up the previous attribution. Dean, Thanks for the info. I thought that was the case, but a bit of searching before I posted the piece didn’t turn up the previous attribution.

]]> Comment on Marriage Equality is the Present and the Future by Dean Stevens http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-135 Dean Stevens Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:19:18 +0000 http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32#comment-135 Dan, "The arc of the moral universe"....quote is actually much older than MLK. It's from Theodore Parker, UU minister and abolitionist. I used it several times before realizing I was misattributing it to MLK. Best to you and your work, Dean Dan,

“The arc of the moral universe”….quote is actually much older than MLK. It’s from Theodore Parker, UU minister and abolitionist. I used it several times before realizing I was misattributing it to MLK. Best to you and your work, Dean

]]> Comment on Health Care Reform Is Not a Socialist Plot by Kristina http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-116 Kristina Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:54:46 +0000 http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=26#comment-116 I love this. I used to work for Regence Blue Shield and let me tell you, the money the waste on stupid things is endless. I could not BELIEVE what I was taught in my training. If people only knew. Kudos to President Obama on his bill passing tonight. :) I love this. I used to work for Regence Blue Shield and let me tell you, the money the waste on stupid things is endless. I could not BELIEVE what I was taught in my training. If people only knew. Kudos to President Obama on his bill passing tonight. :)

]]> Comment on Marriage Equality is the Present and the Future by Sterling Eanes http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-111 Sterling Eanes Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:59:40 +0000 http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32#comment-111 This is what I said at the Hollis town meeting about the attempt to vote on the definition of marriage: I am Sterling Eanes and I live at 207 Depot Road in Hollis. I oppose this article for some very fundamental reasons. Our Declaration of Independence lists among the “self-evident”, “unalienable” rights of all people, the right to the “Pursuit of Happiness”. What constitutes happiness is a highly individual thing. For many of us, an important part of our Pursuit of Happiness includes marriage with a partner of our choice – finding someone to live with, to love, and to share joys and sorrows. My choice of partner is intensely personal depending on factors that only I can judge. My choice of partner doesn’t hurt anyone else or constrain anyone else’s choice of partner. And since I’m not hurting anyone else, it is simply not ok for someone to demand a vote to define who I can marry. That amounts to imposing limits on my self-evident, unalienable right to my individual Pursuit of Happiness. If rights were decided by popular vote there would likely be places in this country where some people would still be told to “sit in the back of the bus”. I strongly believe that the people of the town of Hollis should vote against this article and its attempt to call for a popular vote to impose limits on some individuals’ Pursuit of Happiness. Let’s stay with the motto on our license plates and let all our citizens “Live Free” to pursue their happiness in their own way. This is what I said at the Hollis town meeting about the attempt to vote on the definition of marriage:

I am Sterling Eanes and I live at 207 Depot Road in Hollis. I oppose this article for some very fundamental reasons.
Our Declaration of Independence lists among the “self-evident”, “unalienable” rights of all people, the right to the “Pursuit of Happiness”.

What constitutes happiness is a highly individual thing. For many of us, an important part of our Pursuit of Happiness includes marriage with a partner of our choice – finding someone to live with, to love, and to share joys and sorrows. My choice of partner is intensely personal depending on factors that only I can judge. My choice of partner doesn’t hurt anyone else or constrain anyone else’s choice of partner.

And since I’m not hurting anyone else, it is simply not ok for someone to demand a vote to define who I can marry. That amounts to imposing limits on my self-evident, unalienable right to my individual Pursuit of Happiness.
If rights were decided by popular vote there would likely be places in this country where some people would still be told to “sit in the back of the bus”.

I strongly believe that the people of the town of Hollis should vote against this article and its attempt to call for a popular vote to impose limits on some individuals’ Pursuit of Happiness. Let’s stay with the motto on our license plates and let all our citizens “Live Free” to pursue their happiness in their own way.

]]> Comment on Marriage Equality is the Present and the Future by Louise http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-110 Louise Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:59:22 +0000 http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32#comment-110 In Va with an Attorny General who has ruled that banning discrimination of gays and lesbians can't be done by the state colleges because there is nothing in state law says so On the other hand up the road in evil DC gays this week began celebrating weddings and guess what it's economics because people having weddings spend oodles of money so it provides jobs!! Congradulations to New Hamshire for continuing to practice true democracy through town meetings In Va with an Attorny General who has ruled that banning discrimination of gays and lesbians can’t be done by the state colleges because there is nothing in state law says so
On the other hand up the road in evil DC gays this week began celebrating weddings and guess what it’s economics because people having weddings spend oodles of money so it provides jobs!!
Congradulations to New Hamshire for continuing to practice true democracy through town meetings

]]> Comment on Marriage Equality is the Present and the Future by Sara Murphy http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-108 Sara Murphy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:44:15 +0000 http://www.opost.com/dlm/blog/?p=32#comment-108 The following is what I said at the same town meeting: _______________________________ I oppose the proposed warrant article to hold a statewide referendum on gay marriage. A referendum process is not appropriate for an issue of social justice and fundamental rights of the individual. New Hampshire is the “Live Free or Die” state. We respect the rights of the individual as long as they do not infringe in any way on the rights of others. Who my neighbor choses to marry is their decision – it does not affect me in any way. It certainly does not in any way diminish my own marriage – of 42 years and going strong. I’ve lived in Hollis for over 23 years. I love our beautiful town. One of the things that I appreciate about Hollis is that we treat our neighbors with dignity and respect. Subjecting their right to marry to a popular vote would not be treating them with dignity and respect. Please vote against this warrant article – in the interest of individual freedom, social justice, and treating our friends and neighbors with dignity and respect. Thank You. The following is what I said at the same town meeting:
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I oppose the proposed warrant article to hold a statewide referendum on gay marriage. A referendum process is not appropriate for an issue of social justice and fundamental rights of the individual.

New Hampshire is the “Live Free or Die” state. We respect the rights of the individual as long as they do not infringe in any way on the rights of others. Who my neighbor choses to marry is their decision – it does not affect me in any way. It certainly does not in any way diminish my own marriage – of 42 years and going strong.

I’ve lived in Hollis for over 23 years. I love our beautiful town.

One of the things that I appreciate about Hollis is that we treat our neighbors with dignity and respect. Subjecting their right to marry to a popular vote would not be treating them with dignity and respect.

Please vote against this warrant article – in the interest of individual freedom, social justice, and treating our friends and neighbors with dignity and respect.

Thank You.

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