Posted on 11/01/2004 11:39:46 PM PST by AM2000
I always love these headlines. In every state so far, Gay Marriage has been shot down by 40 points, and yet they insist on calling it "controversial" or a "wedge issue" that "closely divides" the electorate.
I find this to be fairly incredible. Indeed, the whole gay marriage nonsense has done nothing but energize the Evangelical voting bloc of the Republican Party.
Let's be candid here: nobody wants their state to be the next Massachusetts. The gay marriage measure will go down in flames (no pun intended).
It'll go down on who?????
John Kerry, if everything goes right.
And no, I don't think anyone wants to see the pictures...
The sad part is, that it will likely pass and then some liberal judge will consider it unconstitutional and void it. It's beyond me how a sitting judge can be empowered to do this, but it seems to happen quite often.
I know, that is the only reason I favor the constitutional ammendment because the courts don't want to uphold what the people have decided. Instead one person decides and that is NOT what democracy is about.
the only thing about all this that Im getting tired of is how this is always played as a religious christian right thing, I'm not religious by any measure of the word and I'm still against gay marriage from the purely sociological view that it will only further destabalize a culture already crippled by high divorce rates and fatherless homes.
That's because it gives DemocRAT candidates wedgies.
---The sad part is, that it will likely pass and then some liberal judge will consider it unconstitutional and void it. ---
It's an amendment to the state constitution. The judges can't do anything about it. That's the point.
Remember that Liberals do not care anything about the real Constitution, they only care about getting their policies rammed down your throat. After all they are much "smarter and wiser" than you.
They can step in and rule a state amendment unconstitutional (not caring a whit about truth) by perverting the intent of the 14th amendment.
They do it all the time.
This the method that the ACLU has used to destroy America since they crawled out from under that brimstone rock.
So, you think we need the US constitutional amandement?
-A Gay ( or not! ) Old Time- GM links--
...to me, you either "get it," or you don't. I think it's a dagger aimed at the heart of a civil society.
They will also vote for GWB in the WH. :)
Tyre? Tyre?? Couldn't the AFP reporter just run a spell check once in a while? I mean, I know it is important to get all the Christian bashing out as fast as possible, but still....
The biggest suprise of the night would be any state the passes No Gay Marriage laws and votes for Kerry.
Unlike many here I have no objection to gay marriage, but unlike the press and pollsters I have never deluded myself that this issue won't be be utterly devestating to Kerry's campaign. The polls consistantly underestimate the opposition to this ballot proposal. In any state with this on the ballot, add a few points for Bush that are below Zogby's radar.
It will be what energizes the extra votes Bush needs in Ohio and other states. I just regret that the memory of 9/11 doesn't seem to be enough on its own.
And btw, expect the gay marriage bans ultimately to be declared unconstitutional. Unless a federal amendment is passed and approved by the states, which I think is unlikely regardless of who wins, this is all for nothing beyond its immediate effect on the 2004 election.
Why would a ban with "overwhelming" support "go down in flames" unless the SCOOH goes looey.
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