Constitution trumps Proposition 22 on gay marriage issue
GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger's misunderstanding of the American constitutional system is a good reason why only native- born citizens should hold the highest elective offices in the land


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Gay marriage
The New York attorney general's legal opinion on gay marriage, a breezy, 28-page read too light to prop open a door let alone halt the runaway train of same-sex marriage, points up an untenable conflict in state law that the Legislature and Gov. George Pataki should fix, in short order, and on the side of fairness for all New Yorkers. Doing nothing in Albany, the normal course, ignores history in the making, prolongs inequality and fosters uncertainty in a realm that can hardly afford to be more muddied. The history in the making is the battle for civil rights being waged by gay people, and people of good will, in town halls, city halls and municipal clerks' offices, in locales across the country, from San Francisco to Massachusetts, from Portland, Ore., to New York's New Paltz.


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Sharpton says gay marriage debate diverts attention from Bush policies
New York-AP --Al Sharpton says President Bush has been using the debate over gay marriage to divert attention from his public policy. The Democratic presidential candidate says Bush is trying to distract the country from the issues of jobs, health care, education and the war in Iraq


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Transcript from panel on gay marriage


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Gay couples' health coverage hailed as civil rights victory
By Nancy Cicco
ncicco@seacoastonline.com
PORTSMOUTH - As the national debate about gay marriage grabbed headlines across the country again this past week, the City Council on Monday unanimously extended health insurance benefits to same-sex domestic partners of the city’s firefighters - without so much as a single discussion on the issue.