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...What are they going to do? Are they going to unmarry us?” Sue Hyde said from the second position in line. Hyde is the New England field organizer of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force...
...this context that Thorpe and B.R.O.'s informal group of legal advisers began pondering how to approach the marriage issue. What about a ballot measure? Too expensive; too risky. Legislation? Impossible with a Senate split 15 to 15. So why not do what they did in Massachusetts: sue the state and let the case work its way up? "We felt that was too time consuming [and] might bring on a backlash without us having actually gained something," says Thorpe. "We knew that anything that happened would end up in court at some point." With that outcome in mind, Thorpe says...
Secrecy was crucial for two reasons: first, enemies would surely sue to stop same-sex marriage licensing before it occurred, and the point was to have the licenses in hand once the court battle began. Second, two of the four commissioners face re-election this year, and at that time, they were unopposed. Thorpe was also concerned about Attorney General Hardy Myers, another Democratic ally, facing re-election. The image of gays exchanging vows would probably draw opponents into these races--but potential spoilers would have to enter by March 9, the filing deadline. Keep the marriage plan secret until...
...rumors of the impending marriages had somehow leaked to reporters. That morning, Thorpe and the county officials who were in on the plan held a contentious five-hour meeting over when to begin issuing licenses. Thorpe wanted to delay, but others were worried that a gay couple would sue the county or that conservatives who had heard the leaks would pre-emptively sue. An exhausted Thorpe finally conceded...
...sales, and many of these, he says, are to fresh customers as opposed to recipe switchers. But the reformulated loaves with the subtly spongier texture may not swing the pendulum back anytime soon. "I wouldn't eat enough to justify getting a whole loaf," said low-carb dieter Sue Hagedorn, who was buying her son an oversize cookie at a full-carb bakery down the street from Great Harvest. Upscale-sandwich chain Panera Bread, which is based in Richmond Heights, Mo., will soon debut six low-carb products. "Other people are rushing into it. We want to make sure...