Posted on 11/07/2012 7:23:16 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Gay marriage advocates cheered victories in voter initiatives in Maryland and Maine on Tuesday night and seemed poised to win in two other states. The votes were first setbacks at the ballot box for opponents of same-sex marriage after more than 30 victories.
With 93 percent of the vote counted in Maryland, Ballot Question 6, which legalizes gay marriage in the state, was leading by 52 percent to 48 percent, and supporters were already claiming victory in the heated and expensive battle.
“Today the marriage equality map expands to Maryland, giving thousands more loving couples the opportunity to make lifelong commitments through marriage,” said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, which poured almost $3 million into the Maryland ballot issue.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who pushed for gay marriage, said to Maryland’s children, “please know that you and your families matter to the people of our state. Whether your parents happen to be gay or straight, Democratic, Republican or independent, your families are equal before the eyes of the law.”
In Maine, Question 1, which also approves gay marriage, was ahead 52 percent to 48 percent, with 60 percent of the precincts counted.
“Maine voters chose freedom over fear,” said Shenna Bellows, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
In Minnesota, an amendment to limit marriage to only one man and one woman was in a dead heat: With 53 percent of the votes tallies, 48 percent approved the amendment, 48 percent rejected it and 4 percent left it blank. The amendment must have 50 percent or more affirmative votes to be adopted.
In Washington state, the fourth state with a gay marriage measure on the ballot Tuesday, early returns showed voters approving gay marriage 52 percent to 48 percent . . .
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Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Sad. We are losing more and more of the culture war battles at this point. The country is changing rapidly - and not for the better. What passes for the American public will soon be largely secular and socialist. This spiral downward is likely to accelerate and will end in complete societal/economic collapse.
Anti-Bucket list: visiting Maryland
Visiting Maine
And pot — don’t forget weed legalization / decriminalization.
Thanks Tolerance Sucks Rocks.
Is Mary Land like Disney World?
Yep...and it won’t be long. Only eight survived the Great Flood. Eight.
Sad because most of our financail problems are due to our spiritual/moral corruption... Correct the latter and former falls in line..
Their “commitments” will be just as transient as ever. Except now there will be more children involved, and attacks on the Catholic Church will escalate.
the culture battles are waged in the media
the right barely shows up for the fight
This cat is out of the bag. I doubt it takes more than 2 to 3 election cycles to bring this everywhere. The country is abyss bound.
Gay marriage is not winning in the deep South. It will have to be by judicial fiat after all of the other blue and purple states adopt gay marriage.
Is Mary Land like Disney World?
Cancel cable/dish now. Don’t set foot in another movie theater or chain concert hall.
Defund the Left.
And to think this nation was founded by Pilgrims who dedicated it in covenant to God and for the gospel of Jesus Christ only to degenerate into these abominations. I’m only in my mid fifties but destination Heaven is looking better all the time.
Believe me that it’s only a matter of time before the guilt trips kick in. The idea that disagreement hurts is ever-prevalent in this hot button issue.
Second, the whole marriage issue should be more appealing now that the promise is exemption based on not taking government funding.
Third, it simply won’t be the popular way to go. You will be considered weird because your group doesn’t marry same-gender couplings.
As a final note, wired is not bad in today’s world anymore.
Matter of time, I fear. The schools churn out liberals every year and they come across the border everyday. No, last night didn’t leave me very optimistic about our future.
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