As Maine voters prepare to go to the polls to vote on the Gay Marriage issue, proponent are attacking a spokesman for the opposition, calling for his state license as a social worker to be revoked. I believe the Bill of Rights protects his freedom of speech and freedom of association:
“Don is a high school guidance counselor and licensed social worker. His appearance in the television ad prompted a complaint to the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation – requesting that his license to practice social work in the state of Maine be stripped away – simply because of his personal opinion on marriage.”
For full Statement from Stand for Marriage Maine: http://www.standformarriagemaine.com/?p=689
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November 2, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Interested Bystander
Hey All,
As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t matter what he does for a living.
I am all for “Civil Unions”.
It shouldn’t be called “marriage”. That should be left for a union between a man and a woman.
This whole issue is ridiculous.
November 2, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Stothes
How does one complaint translate into your headline of “callS for a social worker’s license”.
More of the same repeat sensationalism from Rob…er, James.
November 3, 2009 at 6:05 am
JAMES
I’d say that your response sounds petty. There obviously was enough coverage here in Maine to warrant the organization to issue a statement on his behalf.