Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

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This measure would amend the state constitution to specify that only marriages between one man and one woman would be recognized as valid in the state. If passed, the measure would trump a May 2008 ruling by the California Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage.


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This measure would amend the state constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. In order to amend the Florida constitution, 60 percent of voters must vote in favor of the amendment.


Note: The exact wording of the amendment is "Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized.” This amendment may have banned gay civil unions.

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This measure would amend the state constitution so that only a union between one man and one woman would be valid or recognized as a marriage in the state. A similar measure was on the ballot in 2006 but failed.


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This measure would prohibit unmarried "sexual partner[s]" from adopting children or from serving as foster parents. The measure specifies that the prohibition applies to both opposite-sex as well as same-sex couples.


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Supreme Court needs to step in and stop this faggotry.

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Thank you websense for blocking all of this so I couldn't read it. :wall:
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sry vedder
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California Proposition 8

This measure would amend the state constitution to specify that only marriages between one man and one woman would be recognized as valid in the state. If passed, the measure would trump a May 2008 ruling by the California Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage.

Yes 53%
No 47%

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Florida Amendment 2

This measure would amend the state constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. In order to amend the Florida constitution, 60 percent of voters must vote in favor of the amendment.

Yes 62%
No 38%

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Arizona Proposition 102

This measure would amend the state constitution so that only a union between one man and one woman would be valid or recognized as a marriage in the state. A similar measure was on the ballot in 2006 but failed.

Yes 56%
No 44%

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Arkansas Initiative 1

This measure would prohibit unmarried "sexual partner[s]" from adopting children or from serving as foster parents. The measure specifies that the prohibition applies to both opposite-sex as well as same-sex couples.

Yes 57%
No 43%
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Wtf, is this real?
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Majority rule (tm)

And in the case of the florida proposition, 60% rule. They barely made that one.
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ItsSeflol wrote:sry vedder

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i supported gay rights when i voted :cat: :cat: :cat: :cat:

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Gay money will turn u gay.
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idm turning gay for money

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suky suky 5 dorra?
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ItsSeflol wrote:suky suky 5 dorra?

this literally made me laugh out loud, literally.
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ltrly?
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