[pissant]

Many states have the referendum option written into their constitutions. I’m damn glad they do.

[evad]

Yes...the ultimate trump card is the people.
It was properly played.

[altair]

This is state law, not federal law. Whatever the good citizens of Maine have worked out for themselves is OK for me.

Propositions in California tend to be annoying because nearly always the only proper vote is HELL NO.

I don't believe that it's the federal government's place to have any say in gay marriage (or abortion), but I applaud the election results in Maine. Marriage is between a man and a woman and abortion is murder. It's just that it's up to state law to enforce that.

/highfive to the voters in Maine.

[j_tull]

Connecticut does not. Every 4 years there is a ballot question “should the state convene a constitutional convention?” The homo-nazi’s were out in force in ‘08 to insure that answer was “No” to insure a pro-marriage amendement could not be proposed.