Posted on 04/05/2005 8:57:52 PM PDT by srm913
Kansas voters gave a resounding yes Tuesday to a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage, providing what supporters hope is momentum for more bans nationwide.
With 133 of 210 precincts reporting statewide, the measure was leading with 70 percent of the vote. In Johnson County, with all precincts counted, the measure passed with 60.14 percent of the vote.
The Rev. Jerry Johnston of Overland Park, who pushed for the ban, said the amendment was not about discrimination, as opponents claimed.
“This was about being pro-family,” he said, as he monitored results with a small group at his First Family Church.
Archbishop Joseph Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, another supporter, said he believed opponents would have been highly motivated to vote.
“That's why I think these numbers are very good,” Naumann said. “Marriage has always been understood as between a man and a woman and I think people understand that today and feel strongly about it.”
Opponents who gathered near the state Capitol in Topeka were disappointed but not surprised by the outcome.
The vote is not reflective of the typical Kansan, said Steve Brown of Prairie Village, a member of Kansans for Fairness, a group that worked to defeat the amendment.
“Eventually, moderate Kansans are going to stand up and say they've had enough,” Brown said.
With the victory, Kansas becomes the 18th state to incorporate such a ban in its constitution. Thirteen of those states, including Missouri, passed similar amendments just last year. Alabama, South Dakota and Tennessee have votes scheduled for 2006, and legislation has been introduced in 14 other states to put such a measure on the ballot, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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Yay, Kansas--- I saw where a Texas rep. had proposed a similar bill---I hope it at least makes it to a vote---I want a bill that can't be overturned by the neighborhood judge!
Hey, thats my old home town. Its been nearly 30 years since I lived there, great memories. Good to see the folks up there still have common sense.
Good news one man and one woman bump.
the ACLU is buying property in the farmland, getting ready to invade....
God bless Kansas! I see that with 198 of 210 precincts reporting, the amendment won with 71% to 29%. Time for the weirdos to wake up and smell the napalm.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Hey, I live in (and dearly love) Overland Park!
Which part did you live in?
Somebody needs to give this guy a math lesson... I'd say that nearly 70% of the votes would mean that it does... And 60% in Johnson County, which is the leftist stronghold in KS...
“Eventually, moderate Kansans are going to stand up and say they've had enough,” Brown said.
All 30% of them. Or maybe they'll just move to Massachusetts
Mark
Only 60%? I had it by 70%. I guess Kansas is changing like the rest of the nation.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
It's over 70% statewide, actually; the 60% figure is just for Johnson County.
Good news: ONLY one man and one woman bump.
Actually, the leftist stronghold in Kansas is neighboring Douglas County, home to the University of Kansas. Only parts of Johnson County are bluish, and they are the older, poorer areas. I live in Overland Park, a very Bush-friendly area of JoCo.
With 200 of the 210 precints reporting 199 of them have voted in favor.
The 1 that voted against is in douglas county (isn't that where KU is located). The other precint from Douglas hasn't reported in yet.
> It sure felt good here in Kansas to vote for
> that amendment and see it pass.
I live in KS as well, and voted for it, but I'm not
happy about it.
If we need to turn constitutions into dictionaries,
that merely codify the definitions of words with
what we had thought were well-understood historical
meanings, then our culture has serious problems, and
such amendments are just rearranging deck chairs on
a metaphorical Titanic.
Depending, of course, on how you define "is".
I think whatever the county KU is in is the real Liberal stronghold in KS, the little Blue county in the Nov. '04 sea of Red. Johnson County is pretty conservative, Jerry's church being one of many new suburban "mega-churches" or whatever they're called by the MSM.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Now 201 precincts reporting. Douglas is 41% for and 59% against with only that 1st precinct of 2 reporting.
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