Paccione considering a challenge to Musgrave...

[RobertDevereaux]

I've just posted information about Angie Paccione's exploratory committee to consider a run against Marilyn Musgrave, infamous author of the Family Marriage Amendment:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1828459

Please give it a read, and please keep it kicked!

Thanks.

[TaleWgnDg]

1. U.S. Rep Marilyn Musgrave is radical extremist . . .

U.S. Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R, CO) is an off-the-wall extremist! A self-centered, hateful, self-righteous nuteroo! Colorado get RID of radical Musgrave! Get rid of Musgrave and her religion-into-law/politics bullsh*t.

FYI, who may be running AGAINST Musgrave?

(Democrat) Angie Paccione, Colorado State Representative, District 53, may be running against Musgrave for Musgrave's U.S. Representative seat. This seat is U.S. Congressional District # 4 (Colorado).


Angie Paccione www.angiepaccione.com (exploratory website)

Also, here's smart-vote.org on Angie Paccione (Democrat, CO): (1) Paccione's interest group rating: http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=MCO16449 . . . and . . . (2) Paccione's bio: http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MCO16449

Paccione's stance on same-sex marriage appears to be favorable . . .

1.) google search words: Paccione "Human Rights Campaign"

a.) http://www.rmpn.org/weblog/archives3/issues/GLBT%20Issues/ (as retrieved on Jun 2, 2005 11:43:24 GMT)

b.) (This is not a quote from Paccione but is this blog saying what Paccione said (without quoting Paccione), "Rep. Paccione is half-black, and reminded lawmakers that interracial marriage used to be illegal. She said denying gay people the right to marry is no different.")
http://billandkent.com/blog/archives/cat_gay_marriage.htm

2.) google search words: Paccione "gay marriage" OR "same sex marriage"

a.) http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/04/040205coloBan.htm

b.) "Denver, CO: State Representative Angie Paccione (D-Fort Collins) released the following statement today concerning Rep. Lundberg’s gay marriage resolution. Rep. Paccione is an Evangelical Christian and has traveled the world doing ministry.

" 'When we talk about marriage, there is both a civil issue and a sacred issue. The state has purview over the civil side - the state should not tell the church when and who to confer with the sacrament of marriage. At the same time, the church should not tell the state how to confer the civil rights of marriage.

" 'There was a time in this country when states decided that interracial marriage was not allowed. I’m a product of an interracial union. The state and US Constitution is about protecting individual rights, not about preventing 'certain' people from having access to rights. It is not acceptable to prevent legal citizens from access to the rights of all citizens.' "
http://coloradohousedems.com/content/view/127/43/


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edited to add, a map of the Fourth Congressional District of CO


Fourth (U.S.) Congressional District of Colorado


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[DaveinMD]

2. Rep. Paccione

is great. I hope she runs. She'd be a great candidate for us.