The phrase in the title used to be something of a political principle in American presidential politics. Maine was then the quintessential state, America in miniature.
Let's hope that regarding gay marriage this principle still holds because today the governor of Maine made gay marriage legal by signing a marriage bill passed by large majorities in both houses of the legislature. The governor, previously opposed to gay marriage because he thought civil unions were enough, decided that "separate but equal" was baloney. Equality before the law requires equality, which civil unions are deliberately intended to deny.
Congratulations to the citizens of Maine. The angry fundamentalists will now mount a referendum campaign to force a vote in November in an attempt to veto this new law. In previous years, they forced such votes on anti-discrimination laws that included protections for gay people, winning twice before finally being defeated and giving up. Let's hope that the citizens of Maine will vote resoundingly for equality in November and put the people's imprimatur on full citizenship for their gay fellow citizens.
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