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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Since the Hispanic and Black communities voted overwhelming in favor of the gay marriage ban, I call tonight's result to be a victory for minority voting rights.
What is to stop a judge from declaring that this 'constitutional amendment' is unconstitutional.
I hear ya. The fact that the people have to vote to amend a Constitution to specifically state that marriage is limited to a man and a woman is a testament to the moral decay of our culture, as well as a byproduct of radical politicians who issued licenses to two women or two men and activist courts that created law out of thin air.
Selemat Pagi!
I missed that, thanks! I need to start working on my lotto number predictions.
I don't know; I learned long ago that both he and his sister (Ann Lewis) are screaming squirrels. I change the channel whenever their pieholes open.
Anytime.
"Viva la difference' bump!
Douglas and Wyandotte are the lefties
Johnson is center-right
Wyandotte went kerry by about 65% or something
Selamat Tengahari sebenarnya, walaubagaimana pun terima kasih. ;-)
I think it's because Wyandotte county has large numbers of African-Americans, who are overwhelmingly Democratic.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
I had a temporary job in Lawerence, about 15 years ago, the number of lesbians there, was unbelievable.
203 precincts now reporting. As far as I can tell only that single precinct in Douglas County (University of Kansas) has voted against it. This is a county with many young people who don't come from Kansas!
70%? That is a bit lower than I had expected it to get, since Kansas is a Republican stronghold...I was expecting around 80-20 there.
It doesn't matter, as amendments would likely pass in all 50 states if they went on the ballots.
Holy crap, Wyandotte went 60 30 in favor of the amendment.
It looks like only Douglas went against it.
Here in Rice county, where I am attending college, 80 percent voted for it.
A bit east in McPherson county, where I grew up, 75 percent....slightly less, largely because there was a well-organized opposition there.
It only passed by 60% here in Johnson County, but I think it was higher just in Overland Park, where I live.
I'm actually not surprised by the results in Wyandotte. It's mostly African-Americans. They vote Democratic but are socially conservative. Heck, even Jesse Jackson is against gay marriage!
Ironically, Saline county here in central KS had much less of a percentage of support than RINO Johnson. It passed by only 56 percent there. Really weird.....Salina must have a liberal streak. Even Wichita passed it 70/30.
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