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Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:05 am
by Ploid
copy/pastie (this seemed important and people on the internets were all into it before today).

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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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Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:14 am
by Risbyn
Supreme Court needs to step in and stop this faggotry.

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Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:10 pm
by Scorsese
Thank you websense for blocking all of this so I couldn't read it. :wall:

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:46 pm
by Bodycount
owned

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:43 pm
by ItsSeflol
sry vedder

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:07 pm
by Ploid
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%

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:28 pm
by Xepheria
Wtf, is this real?

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:32 pm
by Ploid
Majority rule (tm)

And in the case of the florida proposition, 60% rule. They barely made that one.

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:42 pm
by Yorke
ItsSeflol wrote:sry vedder

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Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:02 pm
by Lolmy
i supported gay rights when i voted :cat: :cat: :cat: :cat:

(gimme gil from bank fgt scor :pissed: )

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:28 pm
by Scorsese
Gay money will turn u gay.

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:22 pm
by Mrdude
idm turning gay for money

gieb

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:58 am
by ItsSeflol
suky suky 5 dorra?

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:07 pm
by Safersephx
ItsSeflol wrote:suky suky 5 dorra?

this literally made me laugh out loud, literally.

Re: Gay and Lesbian rights: 2008 US Ballot Results

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:54 pm
by ItsSeflol
ltrly?