Posted on 06/03/2004 11:38:19 AM PDT by el_texicano
Just announced over the radio that the MO Supreme court has ruled that the Secretary of State "SHOULD" put the amendment on the August ballot. But did not order him to do so.
They haven't ruled yet. They just keep us hangin'on.
I hope and pray that Missourians everywhere recognize, and have tired of, the political tricks going on around this and every issue. I hope this backfires on the Governor.
One way to help it backfire on the Governor is to vote twice during the August primary: the first time in favor of this amendment, and the second time FOR Governor Holden against his primary opponent. Why? IMHO, because the Republican candidate in November, Matt Blunt, will have an easier time defeating "One-Term-Bob" than he would against Holden's Democratic primary challenger.
I'm so disgusted with voting in Missouri. I plan on voting against this....or for depending on if they word it badly, but I wonder if dogs, empty parking lots, and dead men will "out vote" the legitimate votes? Oh, and of course the voters in the city of St. Louis will just HAVE to have their polling places open for at least an hour after the legal time because of another democRATic excuse. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Homosexual Agenda Ping - I guess it's good news; I'm not clear on whether the Missouri Supremes were deciding on only the date of the ballot, or whether the ballot should be allowed to be presented to the voters at all. I'm sure a Missourian can spell it out for us.
I sure hope the voters in MO do their duty!
Of course, fat lot of good it has done so far in CA!!! :-(
But look what happened in Hawaii - the courts tried to shove it down peoples' throats and the reaction by the people was HUGE!
And the man pretty much responsible for getting it out to the people is now running for US Congress.
Let me know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.
If it's on the November ballot, there could be national implications. A November vote on gay marriage would make Missouri much harder for Kerry to win, thus removing Richard Gephardt from contention as Kerry's running mate. And it would help Republicans win more state offices.
ping... did you see this?
Don't feel bad. I live in CA. We voted this in with over 60% a few years back.
You saw what that did to deter the newly elected mayor of San Francisco. He performed some of the sham "marriages" in his city hall office.
Now it's in the courts, expect that eventually the judges(tyrants in black robes) will work their evil will on ALL of us.
Why is MO moving on this issue so late anyway?
I would add it works in two ways; it would definitely bring out the conservative vote in November so he needed to knock it off the ballot then. OTB is already in deep trouble in Missouri and doesn't want to turn out the conservatives. (OTB is One Term Bob and the term is used frequently in Missouri)
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