Which is surprising, since polls tend to show that more Americans support gay marriage rights than oppose it.
But the ones who oppose it are probably more likely to vote.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - May 10, 2012 7:11:59 am PDT #4411 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Jesse - May 10, 2012 7:24:46 am PDT #4412 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Which is surprising, since polls tend to show that more Americans support gay marriage rights than oppose it. (Or at least, that more Americans would rather see gay marriage legalized than would support a Constitutional ban.)
Yeah, that's why I said "voters."
Jessica - May 10, 2012 7:25:23 am PDT #4413 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Did I say surprising? I meant depressing...
le nubian - May 10, 2012 7:28:55 am PDT #4414 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Wow. Interesting. Is it possible that such a federal ban would actually happen?
God. I want to go to bed hold my knees and rock until all the terrible people go away.
tommyrot - May 10, 2012 7:31:56 am PDT #4415 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is it possible that such a federal ban would actually happen?
I don't see how they would have support for a Constitutional amendment....
Also, does what Romney did in high school in 1965 matter?
Romney: A Gay-Basher In High School
Matt the Bruins fan - May 10, 2012 7:33:38 am PDT #4416 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Not likely, it would have to be ratified by 75% of the state legislatures. The last time it happened was 20 years ago, and that was to place limits on how soon Congressional pay increases could take effect (an issue that you'd probably get near-unanimous voter agreement on).
tommyrot - May 10, 2012 7:33:57 am PDT #4417 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sullivan:
One small note. Above, Romney says that we should not discard 3,000 years of history of one-man-one-woman marriage. Ahem. His own family were ardent polygamists only a century ago - and went to Mexican colonies to escape US federal oppression of their version of marriage (which also goes back a long, long way and still exists across the world). Romney's great-grandparents were polygamists; one of his his great-great-grandfathers had twelve wives and was murdered by the husband of the twelfth.
For Romney to say that the definition of marriage has remained the same for 3,000 years is disproved by his own family. It's untrue. False. A lie.
Heh.
Jesse - May 10, 2012 7:35:36 am PDT #4418 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
DOMA is still in effect, isn't it?
msbelle - May 10, 2012 7:43:26 am PDT #4419 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I hate bigots.
also? lefty people need to get off their asses and vote.
also also? 2 20 minute visits with co-worker friends is messing up my tracking sheet. Maybe I work thru lunch and shift when those happened to fit the document?
Fred Pete - May 10, 2012 7:52:38 am PDT #4420 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Oh, great. Once again, my family and I are going to be targets in an election.