For those of you that voted yesterday.. how did that admendment turn out.. just curious.. it wasn't on our ballot just wanted to find out if it passed or not in those states
2006-11-08 02:51:25 · 14 answers · asked by katjha2005 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
What a mess. Why should I care if a man wants to pledge his love to another man or a woman wants to pledge her love to another woman. Can we please get to work on something that MATTERS?!
2006-11-08 02:53:43 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 6⤊ 4⤋
It was in Virginia. It passed. And unfortunately, it wasn't a ban on gay marriage (which is what the news programs kept oversimplifying,) but in fact a removal of TONS of rights. For instance: visiting a critically ill partner in the hospital, second-parent adoption, and even contract rights with regard to power of attorney and living wills. Its just writing discrimination into the VA constitution, and its absolutely awful. Virginia has had a ban on gay marriage for 30 years, so that part of the amendment didn't even matter. Its the other stuff thats so upsetting. It'll be before the supreme court soon, and we can just hope that the Court has the sense to toss it oiut.
2006-11-08 10:56:03 · answer #2 · answered by BoardingJD 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
All but one ban passed. This is significant - AZ chose to reject such a ban, which holds out the hope that it will also become the first state to adopt equal marriage by electoral vote. If that happened, I predict a huge influx of money into AZ in taxes. Imagine the thousands of couples who have been denied marriage rights flocking to AZ to wed - say $15,000 per wedding - it'll generate millions in local revenues.
2006-11-08 11:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
From what I heard, it pased in every state but Arizona. Now, gay marriage is not only not banned, but legal in Arizona. I don't understand what the ban is about anyway. Last I heard, it's a union between two consenting, mature adults, why should sexual preference be such a determining factor?
2006-11-08 11:45:41 · answer #4 · answered by Huey Freeman 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This idiotic ban is short lived.
The fact is, you cannot deny legal rights to people based on thier sexual orientation any more than you can deny them based on skin color or religious affiliation.
The rest of the world is moving forward and extending civil rights to same-sex couples and the US will follow suit.
Sometimes the ignorant masses (yes Fr. chuck, that's a direct jibe at your expense) have to be dragged, kicking and screaming if need be, into the modern age.
2006-11-08 10:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it passed in 4 states. Think I recall seeing that last night. It was not on our ballot either.
2006-11-08 10:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I voted yesterday. The amendment won here in Tennessee. It won here by around eighty percent.
2006-11-08 11:19:13 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I voted against but it passed overwhelmingly in my state, no surprise--I live in South Carolina.
2006-11-08 11:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by Rachel P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arizona is the only state that had it on the ballot that it did not pass in.
2006-11-08 10:53:44 · answer #9 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I believe it passed in Virginia
2006-11-08 10:53:38 · answer #10 · answered by party_pam 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Defeated in AZ. I couldn't be happier. Now lets get on to the REAL issues.
2006-11-08 10:56:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋