The state of Maryland is about to have a referendum on Election Day as to whether that state will endorse gay marriage, something that has failed in many other states.
The state already recognizes gay marriages from other states, but is putting it on the ballot in an affirmative fashion, rather than stating, as in other states, that traditional marriage is being rejected. Also, the referendum makes clear that that there are exemptions for religious groups.
Since Maryland is a strongly Democratic state, and Barack Obama will win the state handily in November by every estimate, it is thought that the gay marriage referendum will win, and it has become an issue that Governor Martin O’Malley has latched onto.
So this will be a testing point for O’Malley, who is clearly planning to run for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2016, and has been engaged in early steps in that direction, including being involved in debates with neighboring Republican Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia, in which he clearly has performed better; and also speaking out in constant strong defense of the Barack Obama record in office for the past four years.
So if the gay marriage referendum loses, O’Malley will be harmed, and if it passes, it will be a major boost to his future campaign plans for the White House.
Gary Johnson is starting to get national recognition and many disaffected Democrats and Republicans are flocking in his direction. He has a unique stance in being fiscally conservative but socially tolerant and it appeals to many Americans. He seeks to garner a 15% approval rating to get into the debates.
Sorry to burst anyone’s bubble, but Gary Johnson has as much chance as garnering a 15% approval rating as I do winning a MegaMillions jackpot.
Homosexuality preventable, treatable. Leftists like O’Malley–and the honchos of the Washington Post–lie all the time.
http://www.narth.com
http://www.gaytostraight.org
http://www.peoplecanchange.com
ww.pfox.org
http://www.janellehallman.com
http://www.josephnicolosi.com
The truth will out.
There is no proof that homosexuality is “preventable, treatable” as you claim. It is innate in most gay people, as to “decide” to be gay is insuring prejudice, discrimination, hate, and increases the chance of suicide. Gay therapy has been tried through phony, exploitative, groups and people, such as Marcus Bachmann, husband of Michele Bachmann, who himself is clearly gay, a total denial and hypocrisy on the part of anti gay hate mongers.
One’s sexual orientation is the same as one’s race or gender, inborn, and what you advocate is interference with the privacy rights of people to be left alone, and stop promoting religious fanaticism, often pushed by people who themselves are hypocrites, and need to pay attention to their own lives and stop pontificating about others’ lives.