“NOM is in full compliance with Maine law. The complaint is frivolous; It was filed for political reasons by a group whose sole purpose is to harass decent Americans who exercise their civil rights to peacefully and democratically act to protect marriage as the union of husband and wife. The independent professional staff of the Commission examined the facts and concluded that an investigation was not warranted.

This is a side issue in the campaign; the future of marriage is what is important. The future of marriage is now in the hands of the people of Maine. Gay marriage advocates have not been able to persuade the people of Maine that gay marriage is either true or good; they cannot rebut the truth that gay marriage will profoundly change the culture of marriage for everyone in Maine, including parents in public schools. This is why they want to change the subject by filing frivolous elections complaints.

NOM will vigorously pursue all our legal rights and the legal rights of the more than 100,000 people who’ve come together with NOM to protect marriage. We will not be intimidated or deterred from peacefully and democratically organizing within the law to protect marriage as one man and one woman. Not only have we fully complied with Maine law, we believe the underlying statute in Maine is unconstitutionally vague, and the vagueness is what allowed a politically motivated anti-marriage hate group to misuse the law to attempt to divert a campaign from the important moral issues at stake.

Fred Karger should understand: This politically motivated misuse of election laws will backfire and only help us grow more rapidly. The people of Maine and the American people will recognize a cheap shot when they see one. They understand that anyone who stands for marriage will now be ruthlessly attacked. And frankly, the American people don’t like this kind of hate directed at supporters of marriage.”