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Originally posted by pnutttty thanks for your post. i have lost faith in our state, but it just means we must fight harder...till love and equality prevails for everyone. (fighting harder is not a new thing, please see all other civil rights issues). in any case, i had a strong feeling this would be the outcome of the election, so my partner and i got married over the weekend. so we are now officially one of the marriages in limbo. i have been in this committed relationship for nine years and all we want is equality under the law (ie not the church). And it’s unfortunate how the majority can choose the minority’s rights.

Yeah it is messed up. I got in a fight with my sister about it. It pisses me off to no end. I am not gay, but who am I to decide what someone else is happy with if it doesn't impede on my happiness? ugh I really hate it.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

anyone who says they've lost faith isn't too bright. Keep in mind that Proposition 22 from the 2000 elections passed by a 61% majority and Prop 8 only passed by 53%. That's rapid progress when you consider how long social changes take in this country.

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Originally posted by pnutttty in any case, i had a strong feeling this would be the outcome of the election, so my partner and i got married over the weekend. so we are now officially one of the marriages in limbo. i have been in this committed relationship for nine years and all we want is equality under the law (ie not the church). And it’s unfortunate how the majority can choose the minority’s rights.

It all comes down to religion vs. open-mindedness and I'm sure things will change down road.

Anyway, CONGRATS Paul! Best wishes to you and your partner. *hugz*

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Originally posted by progressiveMOJO anyone who says they've lost faith isn't too bright. Keep in mind that Proposition 22 from the 2000 elections passed by a 61% majority and Prop 8 only passed by 53%. That's rapid progress when you consider how long social changes take in this country.

very true. after 200+ years, we have a black man in office.

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Originally posted by progressiveMOJO anyone who says they've lost faith isn't too bright. Keep in mind that Proposition 22 from the 2000 elections passed by a 61% majority and Prop 8 only passed by 53%. That's rapid progress when you consider how long social changes take in this country.

i like to think that i am bright... but please understand that this prop DIRECTLY affects me. i do understand that that we have moved forward since the last election, but then again, we still lost.

it was painful to see on tv last night when folks at the yes on prop 8 campaign cheering... cheering when rights have been taken away.

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Originally posted by pnutttty i like to think that i am bright... but please understand that this prop DIRECTLY affects me. i do understand that that we have moved forward since the last election, but then again, we still lost. it was painful to see on tv last night when folks at the yes on prop 8 campaign cheering... cheering when rights have been taken away.

agreed. as a hetero in this state, i apologize to you and other gays/lesbians for our lack of intelligence. seeing the "yes" group headquarters and their reactions, I felt disgusted. just couldn't believe it.

"my kids, my moral obligations" blah, blah, blah...

other states were looking to California on this issue and we dropped the ball.

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Quite honestly.....I think the fact that this prop got so much attention is what defeated it. I wish there would have been such a debate on props 7 or 10. Bet ya nearly everyone you asked could tell you what prop 8 was about while not knowing a single thing about the other 11 props. I would have really liked to see us debate the merit of and seek clarification on the wording of 7 and 10 - two propositions with wide-ranging importance yet convoluted wording.

I voted NO but in reality, banning same sex marriage doesn't really affect the freedom of two people, regardless of gender, from carrying on a committed, loving relationship. All it really does is prevent gay couples from acquiring "official" recognition under the law and protect the few remaining employer-based insurance policies that do not already recognize same-sex spouses from insuring those spouses. We'll soon see the end of employer-based health insurance anyways. Many industries have already eliminated employer-based insurance either through bargining or job deployment. At one point, someone on here introduced the idea of discrimination against single people. When you research unionized, female-dominated professions such as teaching, you will find that many have bargined away their health insurance in favor of higher pay. Why? Because many married woman teachers are already covered under their spouse's insurance. The result is married women in teaching whom are able to keep that extra salary while married men and single teachers are being forced to invest any increased salary plus more back into their health coverage.

In any case, the focus of this proposition should have been on the importance of "NOT" ammending the CA constitution to define the sanctity of marriage between two people or appease special-interest groups rather than gay-rights, which is yet another special-interest force in the eyes of many California citizens.

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Originally posted by pnutttty it was painful to see on tv last night when folks at the yes on prop 8 campaign cheering... cheering when rights have been taken away.

Yep, that was a disgusting sight to see.

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Originally posted by CaptKirk Quite honestly.....I think the fact that this prop got so much attention is what defeated it. I wish there would have been such a debate on props 7 or 10. Bet ya nearly everyone you asked could tell you what prop 8 was about while not knowing a single thing about the other 11 props.

It is kinda hard to give it less attention when the Mormon church alone is the single largest sponsor of the yes on 8 campaign.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

I'm getting rumors that a few million absentee ballots have not been counted yet...Can anyone confirm this?

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel It is kinda hard to give it less attention when the Mormon church alone is the single largest sponsor of the yes on 8 campaign.

By no means would I like to see it get "less attention". Would have just liked to see the other props get SOME attention from the citizenry. For that matter, I really don't think this was a result of campaigning by the Mormon church but rather the average citizen's comfort level with same-sex unions and/or opposition to gay-rights advocacy. Least we forget the majority or citizenry organizing in this country takes place in the churches regardless of denomination. I'm sure the Catholic church played just as important role, particularly here in California.

My point is more one of symantics. This proposition would have stood more of a chance of being defeated had the argument been more about opposing an ammendment to the constitution rather than advocating the recognition of same-sex marriage. Saying "NO" in an argument to allow the constitution remain unchanged would likely sit much easier in the moral conscience of the average Californian as opposed to saying "NO" in an argument to recognize same-sex marriage. This was played out as a gay-rights issue more than an issue of ammending the constitution with a definition of a "societal norm". This was not about gay-rights. This was about introducing specific definitions of any kind into the Constitution. If this were a proposition to define what constitutes an acceptable "religion", "church", "school", "family", or any other institution, it would have more likely been defeated because people are aware of the repercussions of injecting strict definitions into the documents that govern our personal freedoms.