When gay activists announced their intention to pursue full marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, they didn’t know whether Gov. John Baldacci would support them. They knew they had a Democratic Legislature that was likely to pass the bill. They had momentum in other New England states.
But they didn’t know if Baldacci — a Democrat and Roman Catholic who had already expressed support for the lesser standing of civil unions — would go along.
Would he veto it? Would he quietly let it be known he wasn’t supportive? Would he withhold support unless it was sent to voters for approval? His early comments, made in January 2009 after a news conference to announce the bill, were noncommittal.
Full Story from the Portland Press Herald
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