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Kansans Approve Gay Marriage Amendment By Wide Margin
Kansas City Star ^ | April 5, 2005 | Diane Carroll

Posted on 04/05/2005 8:57:52 PM PDT by srm913

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To: srm913

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.


21 posted on 04/05/2005 9:16:49 PM PDT by Kuksool
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To: srm913

What is to stop a judge from declaring that this 'constitutional amendment' is unconstitutional.


22 posted on 04/05/2005 9:18:17 PM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: Boundless

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.


24 posted on 04/05/2005 9:19:56 PM PDT by Kryptonite
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To: expatguy

Selemat Pagi!


26 posted on 04/05/2005 9:21:41 PM PDT by DTogo (U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
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To: srm913

I missed that, thanks! I need to start working on my lotto number predictions.


27 posted on 04/05/2005 9:22:09 PM PDT by TheDon (Euthanasia is an atrocity.)
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To: Ron in Acreage

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.


28 posted on 04/05/2005 9:22:19 PM PDT by srm913
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To: TheDon

Anytime.


29 posted on 04/05/2005 9:23:27 PM PDT by srm913
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To: srm913

"Viva la difference' bump!


30 posted on 04/05/2005 9:25:02 PM PDT by Eastbound (Jacked out.)
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To: srm913

Douglas and Wyandotte are the lefties

Johnson is center-right

Wyandotte went kerry by about 65% or something


31 posted on 04/05/2005 9:25:04 PM PDT by Crazieman (Islam. Religion of peace, and they'll kill you to prove it.)
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To: DTogo

Selamat Tengahari sebenarnya, walaubagaimana pun terima kasih. ;-)


32 posted on 04/05/2005 9:26:00 PM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: Crazieman

I think it's because Wyandotte county has large numbers of African-Americans, who are overwhelmingly Democratic.


33 posted on 04/05/2005 9:26:58 PM PDT by srm913
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To: expatguy
Only a federal judge can make such a ruling. A state judge is bound by what the state constitution says. So for now, Kansas law has constitutional backing. Its been placed beyond the reach of the state courts to decide.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
34 posted on 04/05/2005 9:29:56 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: JosephW

I had a temporary job in Lawerence, about 15 years ago, the number of lesbians there, was unbelievable.


35 posted on 04/05/2005 9:32:56 PM PDT by c-b 1
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To: JosephW

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!


36 posted on 04/05/2005 9:35:00 PM PDT by JosephW (The world must stop Mad Mo and his orcs)
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To: srm913

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.


37 posted on 04/05/2005 9:36:00 PM PDT by Heartofsong83
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To: srm913

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.


38 posted on 04/05/2005 9:36:37 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: rwfromkansas

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!


39 posted on 04/05/2005 9:39:17 PM PDT by srm913
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To: srm913

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.


40 posted on 04/05/2005 9:39:32 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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