Texas Voters Approve Ban on Gay Marriage

AP ^ | 11/08/05 | David Crary

[AlaninSA]

Texas voters Tuesday overwhelming approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, making their state the 19th to take that step. In Maine, however, a proposal to repeal a new gay-rights law was trailing in early returns.

The contest in Texas was decided quickly _ the ban was receiving more than 74 percent of the votes in early returns. Like every other state except Massachusetts, Texas didn't permit same-sex marriages previously, but the constitutional amendment was touted as an extra guard against future court rulings.

The campaign had been enlivened over the past week because of a controversial tactic by the amendment's opponents, who argued in recorded phone calls to voters that the measure is so poorly worded that it could jeopardize traditional man-woman marriages. Amendment supporters denounced the effort as misleading.

[fatteddy]

way to go texas.......now get ready for the liberal name calling.

[Aquinasfan]

More good news this morning.

[Aquinasfan]

I wish people would quit talking about gay marriage. The ban is on same sex marriage, it doesn't matter the sexual orientation of the two people.

I wish they'd stop calling it "marriage." Whatever it is, it sure as hell ain't marriage. Maybe "sodomage" would be better.

[houeto]

Pitiful turnout, 58,000 out of 1.1mill registered. 0.02%

That was the number of early votes.

[Zechariah_8_13]

Check the SOS of Texas link - take a look at the Peoples Republic of Travis County. Thank God they're not representative of the state as a whole.

Thank God we ended up buying in Williamson County. We have wonderful, kind, God-fearing neighbors here. Nary a hateful Anti-Bush sign to be seen.

[Airborne Longhorn]

I'm a Houstonian. Will be in Austin for 'Horns v KS Sat.

For all my enthusiastic embracing of all things Texas and Longhorn (yes, I'm a season tick holder--Sec 101!!), I don't believe I have seen a more stirring photo of our remarkable Capitol.

THANK YOU! You made my day, amigo!

Best to you and yours.

[Dead Corpse]

Makes me proud to be a Texan!

I need to move out of Austin and into Texas then. All three bond amendments passed. This will raise my property taxes. I will officially be paying more on taxes and insurance than I am on the mortgage payment itself.

[Redbob]

Actually, more like 534,350 against Prop 2, including 81,100 in the Peoples' Republic of Austin.

[sam_paine]

being a Louisiana domiciliary

Have you repented?

[No Blue States]

Johnson county (south of Ft Worth) checking in with 16,216 for Marriage and 2,152 for Gays.

24% turnout.

Dont mess with Texas.

[SideoutFred]

What happened with the Pledge of Allegiance language in Texas...I heard that failed or are my liberal friends yanking my chain?


Here's what they said:" The pledge of allegiance was rejected today in Texas. Voters decided that they don't want liberty & justice for all."

[daybreakcoming]

I knew Prop 2 would not be defeated in Texas but I went on to vote to help drive the numbers up and send a clear message to Travis County Republik.

[Gordongekko909]

NO. Louisiana is good. We have boudin, Abita beer, chicks with hot Cajun accents, and a superior Civilian legal system.

A very large chunk of the Louisiana Democratic voting base was also purged recently, just in case you didn't notice.

[MeanWestTexan]

I believe Scalia said just as much in answer to an equal protection claim.

[MeanWestTexan]

"If God decided to give Texas an Enema, which County do you suppose He would choose to put the hose in?"

El Paso.

/rimshot/

[lormand]

Once again, TEXAS RULES!!!

[Rightly Biased]

Is that the total including the early voters?


I'm still for deportation to California or even France

[Paleo Conservative]

Voters Reject White Settlement Name Change
Associated Press via nbc5i.com (Dallas/Ft. Worth) ^ | 8:33 pm CST November 8, 2005 | Staff
Posted on 11/09/2005 12:12:11 PM CST by Paleo Conservative

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

"In Maine, however, a proposal to repeal a new gay-rights law was trailing in early returns."

This is why the AP SUCKS.

The article is about a state issue but the AP can NOT help themselves trying to "balance" a conservative vote with something that sounds liberal. A Maine vote to repeal a previous law is totally irrelevant.

The AP sucks. We need to create national news agency that has some journalistic ethics.

[half-cajun]

Speaking of the Houston Chronicle, they got it wrong again. This morning's paper said that the reason the Proposition was on the ballot was to make it harder for future legislators to change the law. Although that may be part of it, the reason it was put on the ballot was to prevent people from Mass. or elsewhere where it may become legal from suing under the full faith and credit clause. The Chronicle article didn't even mention that.