Strike Maine off the list of states that recognize same-sex marriage.  Today, the political consultants that brought Proposition 8 to California (Schubert/Flint) had another success with Question 1 in Maine.  Like its California counterpart, Question 1 overturned the previous rights of same-sex couples to marry.

Both initiatives were based on the premise that gay marriage is harmful to traditional marriage, with very similar websites highlighting the ill-effects that legal same-sex unions will have on this country’s children.  Like the Protect Marriage site (California), the Stand for Marriage Maine site has a variety of video and calls-to-action focused on mobilizing supporters to rescue marriage from the calamitous harm that would befall society should homosexual unions be legally recognized.

One man, though, doesn’t think that Schubert/Flint is being effective enough.  He too has a website with a variety of video and calls-to-action, all focused around protecting our country’s children and restoring traditional marriage.

That man is John Marcotte of Rescue Marriage, who was disappointed by Proposition 8 due to its inability to actually protect traditional marriage from anything but gay people.  Marcotte notes that the true enemy of marriage is divorce, and therefore seeks to save the institution by outlawing divorce in the state of California.

Marcotte, of course, wasted no time in setting up a CafePress shop so that like-minded supporters can raise awareness of his worthy cause.  In addition to the shop, Marcotte has also arranged a Wedding March on the Capitol, to be held in Sacramento on November 14, 2009.

Whether Marcotte will follow in the footsteps of Schubert/Flint and clone his pro-marriage initiative in Maine at some point is TBD.

Incidentally, the people of Maine did pass a medical marijuana bill along with Question 1.  So if you’re gay and in Maine, you still can’t get married – but if this news sends you into uncontrollable depression, insomnia or premature glaucoma, you do have a new resource available to help numb the pain.