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North Carolina voters have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, making it the 30th state to adopt such a ban.
With 35 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, unofficial returns showed the amendment passing with about 58 percent of the vote to 42 percent against.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, May 8, 2012 7:42:12pm |
Not a surprise: The white population that is still Southern favored this, and so likely did much of NC's black population. For all its changes, North Carolina is still a state that would prefer that gay people stay in the closet.
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calochortus Tue, May 8, 2012 7:50:07pm |
That must be why my marriage suddenly feels so much stronger, Except, of course, that it doesn't. How does making other people unhappy improve my life?
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SpaceJesus Tue, May 8, 2012 8:59:55pm |
Casual reminder that this law is supported by actual Nazis
[Link: www.joemygod.blogspot.com...]
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HappyWarrior Tue, May 8, 2012 9:09:38pm |
re: #4 SpaceJesus
Casual reminder that this law is supported by actual Nazis
[Link: www.joemygod.blogspot.com...]
But how that be, Bryan Fischer told me all the Nazis were gay.//
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watching you tiny alien kittens are Tue, May 8, 2012 10:30:09pm |
re: #5 HappyWarrior
But how that be, Bryan Fischer told me all the Nazis were gay.//
I has picture!
Oop, wrong picture, still they maybe Lesbian?
These two be more topic like...
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Tue, May 8, 2012 11:04:34pm |
re: #2 Dark_Falcon
Where are you getting your statistics about NC's blacks from?
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Lidane Tue, May 8, 2012 11:29:22pm |
Dear Bigots,
Civil rights aren't up for a popular vote. Deal with it.
No love,
Sane America
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Flavia Tue, May 8, 2012 11:43:25pm |
Just the way these bigots screech that "gay marriage will lead to bestiality", I think we ought to start harping on "whose rights will these bigots take away next?", and watch them bluster! (Did I forget to call them bigots? Well, just in case: :"I HATE YOU, BIGOTS!!!")
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, May 9, 2012 1:02:36am |
Just some black voices from NC, probably not representative of the blacks DF spoke of:
May 6th, 2012 - In a press conference held in Greensboro, North Carolina, Clergy from around the state gathered together to pray for the wisdom of it's citizens regarding the May 8th vote on Amendment One. In that conference, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber took the time to rebuke the media for asking the wrong questions regarding the amendment.
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