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What does Maine's organized marriage equality opposition look like? Well consider the following little nugget from Steve Whiting, an attorney who serves on the Board of Directors of Maine's largest anti-gay advocacy group, Maine Family Policy Council (formerly the Christian Civic League of Maine). You can decide for yourself whether a pooper scooper or a litter box would be a better way to handle it:A man walked into City Hall carrying his cat. Man: “Hi. I would like a dog license for my pet.” Clerk: “That's a cat. I can't give you a dog license for your cat. I can give you a cat license. That will give her all the same privileges as a dog.” Man: “She already has a cat license. That's not good enough. People think of her as just a cat. Dogs are thought of more highly. Man's best friend, you know. I want to get her a dog license and call her a dog. Then people will think of her as a dog.” Clerk: “I don't think so. Anyway, I cannot give you a dog license for your cat.” Man: “Look, it's not fair that only dogs can get dog licenses. Let's just call everything with fur and four legs a dog. Now give me a dog license.” Clerk: “That's a novel idea. I imagine that would include bears and mice too. Anyway, I still cannot give you a dog license for your cat. The law won't let me.” Man: “All right. I'll go to the Legislature and get them to change the law to call everything with fur and four legs a dog. Then I can get a dog license for my cat, and people will start thinking of her as a dog. I'll tell the legislators that it's a civil rights issue. Then they'll give me whatever I want.” Clerk: “You are probably right. But she still looks like a cat to me.” Gay Marriage So it's your choice, Gov. Baldacci. Do you want to want to support the fair and equal legal recognition of human citizens whose sexual orientations draw them to members of the same sex, or do you want to support the catty idea that gays are trying to ruff roughen up marriage