Update on Bopp: Are they kidding???
The governor’s office has responded (finally) and you’re not going to believe what they had to say.
No, Mike, it has nothing to do with the Governor voicing his personal opinion. As Chairman Lynch said earlier today, if the governor wants to oppose marriages of same sex spouses, that’s his right. He just can’t stick the taxpayers with the bill.
What bill?
Per WPRO AM, Spokesguy Mike Maynard says the governor’s office expects to receive a bill of “no more than $15,000.” for the Bopp brief. 15 large for a document that was less than 40 pages long?? That’s about $416 a page! Sounds like good work if you can get it. The governor has no official role in the matter that was considered by the Supreme Court.
So, at the end of the day, he doled out $15 grand to a ring-wing Republican buddy to publicly state something everyone already knew: The governor opposes marriage equality!
The bottom line is simple. The governor is using taxpayer money to advance his own personal, political agenda. It’s wrong. It’s an abuse or power. And we’re going to make sure Rhode Islanders know about it.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Well done Chairman Lynch and RI Dem staff. The governor has no business getting involved in this fight.
August 8th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Kudos to Bill Lynch and Tim Grilo for being out in front on this issue. In addition to taking the Governor to task for his repugnant conduct, Chairman Lynch continues to speak out for full equality for LGBT Rhode Islanders, which is exactly what the Party should be doing. Well done!
August 8th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
I should be Demo of ________ for all the talk show promotion of Demo and damage control second only to the chairman
August 8th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
These guys are so far out of the Rhode Island mainstream it is sad. Great job exposing this Right Wing Farce. I have said it other places… but I am glad this came out on the eve of the Human Rights Campaign debate.
August 9th, 2007 at 9:02 am
When you learn about things like this, makes you wonder what things we’ve paid paid for that we don’t know about. We need to get a democrat in the gov’s office!