Sen. Susan Collins to Remain Neutral on Maine Gay Marriage Vote

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said last week during a brief exchange on Capitol Hill that she’s not taking a position on the “people’s veto,” the likely upcoming referendum on her state’s new same-sex marriage law. Asked whether she would take a position on the referendum, Collins replied: “I’m not. I don’t get involved in state issues.” In May, Maine became the nation’s fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage. But the possibility of a “people’s veto” threatens the new law. Proponents of the referendum say they submitted more than 100,000 petition signatures July 31 in their attempt to put the law up for a vote on the ballot. Full Story from The Southern Voice

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