Talk:Samuel D. Thompson

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Fact Request on Same-sex marriage views[edit]

Fact check as requested:

Dear Mr. Fisher:
Thank you for your recent email regarding marriage equality and civil union legislation.
The Civil Unions bill was brought up for a vote in the Assembly December 14th and passed by a vote of 56-19 with 5 abstentions. I voted no believing marriage should be between one man and one woman. Had the opportunity arisen to vote for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman, I would have voted yes for the amendment.
If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Assemblyman Samuel D. Thompson, Ph.D.
13th Legislative District

I understand why you wanted verification, of course. It's hard to believe there are still people alive with those views, especially in New Jersey!

--John Kenneth Fisher 19:13, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That is a source, but it's not a verifiable source. I have trued to find a news article that references his vote or information on his web site, but I have not found it yet. I will leave a "citation needed" tag on this issue until a definitive Wikipedia-qualified source can be identified. Alansohn 02:23, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]