As Maine goes ...

We in Maine all voted Nov. 3 on whether to repeal our new law allowing same-sex marriage.

I voted no. I think I am an isolated case, though, in that I feel that maybe marriage is way overrated as an institution, and maybe instead of OK'ing marriage for gays and lesbians, we should ban it altogether in favor of civil unions with accompanying rights and privileges for everyone, gays and straights alike.

The outcry from the one-man-one-woman camp reminds me of when Maine was considering requiring that motorists drive with headlights on during the day as well as at night. Motorcyclists were up in arms over that one. Their argument: Daytime headlights are a motorcycle thing, and should remain a purely motorcycle thing. Kind of a one-bike, one-headlamp mentality.

What if we non-motorcyclists told bikers, "Wheels are strictly for cars. You can't have them." That would be fairly dumb, wouldn't it?

My point being, if it works, why not share it? Similarly, if marriage works (and frankly, I'm not that sold on the idea that it does), then why not share it?

In Tuesday's vote, the Yeses won out, and went home safe and sanctimonious in their marriages, which they have rescued from the very jaws of Satan.

But it's pretty obvious the issue will be back, and it's pretty obvious that someday marriage will be OK for everybody. We'll just have to keep voting on it until less rigid heads prevail.