Andrew Sullivan , same-sex marriage campaigner (from the point of view that there is a "conservative case" for same-sex marriage), entered a submission into the select committee that was looking into the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Ammendment Bill by Labour MP, Louisa Wall. It's just selected paragraphs from an article he wrote ten years ago for Time Magazine and it's considered a unique submission. Andrew Sullivan does not even live here in New Zealand, he's not a New Zealand citizen, he is not likely to live in New Zealand and yet his submission is giving weight to the pro-same-sex marriage argument. It would be nice to be able to differentiate those submissions that were actually by New Zealanders that live here, as opposed to those that are by activists who want to change laws around the world. A personal friend of mine, who shall not be named, also submitted a personal submission to the select committee. She wrote it herself and like Terry Wallba...