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Lynch Blasts Carcieri on Gay Rights Bill Veto
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Monday, Nov 23 at 4:15 PM RevMarge1@aol.com wrote ...
I was pastor of MCC Providence in the 70's. I have seen parents do exactly the opposite of what partners wanted in a funeral. I have been in a relationship for 25 years. I think my family would not have the foggiest notion of what I want, but my partner does and will do what I want. The AG is correct, the governor is mean-spirited and not a true man of faith. Faith means loving your neighbor, even -- I believe-- if your neighbor is gay or transgendered.
32555501Sunday, Nov 15 at 6:15 PM Nancy from Providence wrote ...
@Len: What are you smoking? As a heterosexual woman, if my husband dies, I want to be the one to plan the funeral. His parents better not try to take over. "Thursday, Nov 12 at 3:21 PM Len wrote ... If your child was living in a hetrosexual relationship, and died. Would you want to have control over your childs funeral arrangements or would you abdicate that responsibility to the person they were in the relationship with."
32153529Sunday, Nov 15 at 11:49 AM mike from east greenwich wrote ...
Lynch throws jabs and is out spoken on easy situations...Difficult ones he shys from...Station Fire is an example....i believe he has a sister that is gay that is probably why he is coming out to bat for them.
32141669Saturday, Nov 14 at 11:45 AM Bill wrote ...
Religion has infected America and is destroying our Constitution. Not one crooked rep has the balls to enforce the equal protection clauses, same for the Supreme Court of idiots. The "Separation of Church and State Clauses" were to protect the people from America becoming a religious state like Iran. You cannot legally have a sanctified marriage unless the state marries you with a Civil Union. The Church is desparate to cling onto the last institution it controls. God loves everybody, gays to
32107221Saturday, Nov 14 at 1:46 AM Jude Montarsi, Lock Haven, PA wrote ...
Holy Opus Dei! It seems the electorate of Rhode Island are as crazy as the Italians, who keep putting crooked politicians like Berlusconi back into office. At least your Attorney General is on the right side of history! More power to him! I hope "the good people" of Rhode Island support him in cleaning out the riftraft
32097286Friday, Nov 13 at 6:15 PM Marvin Burrows wrote ...
Power of Attorney dies when the partner dies.. I know, my partner of 52 years died and POA did not help and I was denied the right to dispose of his body..
32082776Friday, Nov 13 at 7:38 AM Julia#5 wrote ...
What ever happen to "Power of Attorney"?
32046086Friday, Nov 13 at 7:32 AM kevin wrote ...
to answer anynomus. then you have what you dont want with carceri. he votes the church line on all these issues. not what people want. what happened to seperation of church and state. where is the big audit by the way its 7 years and im still waiting on that one. as far as mr lynch. he will be gone next election. none too soon too. a big phony who does nothing
32045976Thursday, Nov 12 at 10:53 PM Wendy Cranston wrote ...
My partner and I moved here 6 yrs ago from San Francisco because of a work relo. Now we own businesses, a house, we need to feel that our rights and assets are protected. This is the biggest reason we are thinking of leaving RI. We pay more taxes here than in San Francisco, one of the most expensive cities in the US. We pay all this money but don't have the most basic rights married couples have. This latest snub by Carcieri is a catalyst for us to make a plan to leave. He will only miss our $$
32032416Thursday, Nov 12 at 8:33 PM drdanfee wrote ...
I guess Gov Carcieri can rest happy at night, knowing he's shoved a nice little zinger into the middle of the grief that must be occasioned by losing one's beloved life partner of long years. If the gov doesn't credit such couples, I guess nobody else is supposed to take them kindly, either. Alas, Lord have mercy. Bad religion, and mean to boot.
32027361Thursday, Nov 12 at 6:18 PM Daryl Ann wrote ...
My husband and I have been married for 16 years and no one but the two of us can do anything to mar the sanctity of our union. No one has the right to tell two consenting adults they can not get married, that they can not have the same union as any other two consenting adults and religion should not come into it at all. How horrific would it be for anyone not to be able to make funeral arrangements for their loved one because of people's fears and prejudices. We were all created EQUAL!
32021419Thursday, Nov 12 at 5:59 PM Sarah from Warwick wrote ...
A comment to "RI Taxpayer"-that is why Civil Marriage is necessary in RI for same-sex couples. If a married straight person dies it is assumed that their husband/wife will make these decisions. There will be no confusion at all if the couple was married. A comment for "Joe from Warwick"-Civil Unions do not bring with them all of the civil rights and responsibilities as civil married. We will run into additional situations this this. Separate is not equal!!!
32020571Thursday, Nov 12 at 5:06 PM Jean / Warwick wrote ...
In the 21 years that my partner and I have been together, I have seen a number of hetro's married, divorced and remarried. Where is the so-called sanctity of marriage governor Carcieri is always yapping about? There are people that get married just so they can stay in this country and they have more rights than gay couples...lol@sanctity. Oh and the ones that get married because the woman is pregnant and they feel they "have" to...once again...lol@sanctity
32017316Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:56 PM Joe from Warwick wrote ...
The simple solution would be civil unions. It would be written into law swiftly and everyone in RI would be afforded the same rights.
32016669Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:46 PM Richard in Edgewood wrote ...
It's still amazing that there are those who would cry 'foul' if THEIR rights were diminished, or didn't even exist (such as the right for same-gender couples to marry, which answers 3:06 PM RI Taxpayer post); Yet again, it seems impossible for those with the right to put themselves in the shoes of those who do not. Marriage for all is not a special treatment, either. How can those who oppose validate their positions but through fear and hate? What if hetero marriage were banned? Think about it!!
32016116Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:41 PM Anonymous wrote ...
Another reason why I have never voted for Lynch. Like Kennedy, you pick and choose what part of your Catholic faith to follow.
32015759Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:36 PM Cynthia wrote ...
Gov. Carcieri is a cruel person anyway so why is anyone surprised that he would veto this bill?
32015346Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:23 PM Andrew wrote ...
Thank you Mr. Lynch for taking a stand. No more treating homosexuals as second class citizens in Rhode Island or anywhere in this country.
32014539Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:21 PM Len wrote ...
If your child was living in a hetrosexual relationship, and died. Would you want to have control over your childs funeral arrangements or would you abdicate that responsibility to the person they were in the relationship with. if you let your childs "partner", gay or not, make those decisions, your not much of a parent. Why should gays be any different. If they truley want equality, they should back off. The governor is wrght.
32014399Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:06 PM RI Taxpayer wrote ...
I agree with the Governor and his reasons for vetoing this bill. How is the state and/or hospital supposed to know who someone's partner is or how long they have been together to give them preference over someone's family on life and death issues and funeral arrangements. Couldn't these provisions be put in a person's will without making it the law for everyone.
32013556Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:04 PM Tom wrote ...
please...what century are we in again. Carcieri's gotta go.
32013436Thursday, Nov 12 at 3:47 PM Lisa wrote ...
I find it a refreshing change when a politician stands up, immediately, and takes a firm stand on where he is with a very worthy issue. We DO live in a country that boasts equality for all. Vetoing this bill leaves a large group of Americans wondering when their equality will be handed back to them. Thank you Mr. Lynch - you have my vote.
32012449Thursday, Nov 12 at 3:46 PM Anonymous wrote ...
The AG is shortsighted; I certainly would not want a governor to make decisions about our states future based on his own biases which clearly come from within his own family; a governor has to look at all of his constituents when he makes decisions. I would not say that AG Lynch speaks for the majority of RI's voters. Also, from another perspective, Lynch does not understand his own Catholic faith which he conveniently claims each election cycle. RI should say no thanks to this indifference.
32012369Thursday, Nov 12 at 3:34 PM Gary S, Providence wrote ...
Way to go, Mr. Lynch. I'm glad at least one RI government official called our governor on his outrageous stand, so quickly and decisively.
32011691Thursday, Nov 12 at 3:26 PM Jay wrote ...
More like special treatment for some.
32011201Thursday, Nov 12 at 3:21 PM Tom W wrote ...
We all hope that Carcieri has to go through the same ordeal and agony of making funeral arragements like gay's and lesbian's have to, then he would see how difficult it is to obtain closure during a time of greef while dealing with relatives that come out of the woodworks so they can obtain their part of the estate even though they have not spoke with the person in 40 years!
32010944Thursday, Nov 12 at 2:57 PM Steve K wrote ...
Too bad you did not feel like fighting for the Station Club victims!!
32009474Thursday, Nov 12 at 2:51 PM Mark H wrote ...
Thank you, Patrick Lynch. Equality for all. A simple concept some find difficult to grasp.
32009141Thursday, Nov 12 at 2:45 PM Daryl from Warwick wrote ...
Way to go Attorney General Patrick Lynch!!!
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