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...campaign told TIME that the other side had acted with too much haste and too little respect for voters' wishes. "What's the hurry [for gay marriage]?" asked Fish, whose group began seeking a so-called people's veto almost immediately after Maine's Democratic (and Catholic) governor, John Baldacci, signed the gay-marriage bill in May. (See a visual history of gay rights in America...
...Maine Governor John Baldacci signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in his state, announcing that “I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law.” Baldacci’s declaration, among many others, implies that same-sex marriage is an issue of equal rights. It is not. Unlike hostility toward miscegenation in an earlier era, hostility toward same-sex marriage can be induced by more than simple prejudice, for same-sex marriage is not an existing right, but an entirely...
Maine voters easily repealed a measure introduced last April that imposed nearly double the amount of taxes on beer, wine and soft drinks made by large producers. The taxes were also levied on the syrup used to make soda. Despite Governor John Baldacci's efforts to convince voters that the tax dollars would go toward more affordable health insurance across the state, an active "Fed Up with Taxes" campaign - funded largely by the beer, wine and soda industries - helped yield the "people's veto" Tuesday, with 63% voting for the repeal...
...Clinton also has the backing of the establishment in Maine: Governor John Baldacci endorsed her in December. And she won both of Maine's neighboring New England states, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. "Right now Senator Clinton has an advantage up in Maine but we're going to win some delegates up there," Plouffe told reporters Thursday on another conference call. Obama, who spurned a Clinton offer to hold a joint forum there this weekend, plans to visit the state Saturday and has had staff on the ground and ads running there for weeks...
Growing up at Mama Baldacci's restaurant in Bangor, son John learned a thing or two about business and Italian cooking--and in politics he uses both. As a member of the Small Business Subcommittee, he drafted a bill to help businesses that want to export goods and services, and he has financed part of his campaign with $2-a-head spaghetti dinners. Baldacci has strong support with local moderates despite being the first Democrat in this seat in more than 20 years...