Posted on 04/07/2015 7:48:15 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — An LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance passed by the Springfield, Mo., city council last October, was overturned by voters on Tuesday.
With more than 97 percent of the votes tallied, 51.4 percent of voters opted to repeal the ordinance, while 48.5 percent voted to retain the measure.
The vote comes following months of campaigning by advocates and opponents of the measure, which added sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected categories in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
The city council approved the ordinance by a 6-3 vote on October 13.
But any celebration was short-lived when, in November, an opposition group submitted more than 2,600 signatures to repeal the expansion through a ballot referendum known as Question 1.
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Springfield is Missouri’s third-largest city with about 165,000 residents.
Looks like a nice town.
Enjoy the victory while it lasts.
Yay for the voters!
That’s not much of a victory. Stupid people.
Is there a sexual compass? Sexual map that needs orientation?
Flat, flat, flat....
Who do these miserable peasants think they are, citizens of a free country or something? HA! Find a good federal judge who will show them who’s boss! /sarcasm;)
This should be happening all over the country. Repeal the homosexual protected class status.
Let Tim Cook boycott half the country.
Precisely why we do business with Springfield over Kansas City.
South central Missouri still has a large population of God fearing people.
Best was the vote against gambling close to Branson. The casinos brought in big money for advertising and the people killed it.
Then we have St. Louis. Funny it is a s**thole and democrat/union controlled, what a coincidence!!!
Thanks. It is late, and I'm tired. I tried staring at the title for a bit - wondering if this was good or bad news - and I decided just to skip to the comments. Good - good news (until some judicial activist shuts it down).
There isn’t a corporate Apple Store in Springfield. The one in Battlefield Mall is privately owned I believe.
Probably the fault of E. St Louie...
Maybe it is time to water the tree of Liberty with the blood of tyrants? A rope, a tree, assembly required, a short drop, and repeat as often as required.
Believe it or not there is a lot of crime in Springfield.
As if those who believe themselves to be our betters and rulers — would submit to the will of the citizenry.
Nothing like St. Louis or Kansas City.
I lived in or near Springfield for seventeen years and at least one of those years there were no murders in town. The worst time I had was driving down Glenstone during afternoon rush hour. That street is known locally as “Gallstone”.
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