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Old 12-01-2009, 11:46 AM
 
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The D.C. Council voted in favor of same-sex marriage on Tuesday, moving Washington, D.C., a big step closer to becoming the first jurisdiction below the Mason-Dixon Line to allow full civil equality for gays and lesbians.

Gay Marriage Poised for Approval in Nation's Capital - ABC News

If Republicans still controlled Congress, I bet they would put a stop to this. (I'm glad they're not in control!)
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Denver
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:54 AM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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There are so many gays in DC (out and closeted) I'm not surprised by this at all.
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:00 PM
 
Location: NC, USA
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I do not believe that it is the baliwick of government to decide who can or can not get married.
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Imaginary Figment
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I do not believe that it is the baliwick of government to decide who can or can not get married.
The GOP does.
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:06 PM
 
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The GOP does.
No they don't......California voted it down and they are very liberal and it was black liberals that helped to vote it down.
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:30 PM
 
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California voted it down and they are very liberal .
It's a myth that California is "very liberal". Most Californians call themselves moderate or conservative, not liberal. I know that some people like to bash California for being liberal, but it's obviously just an attempt to make moderate positions appear to be liberal. This has been the goal of conservatives for a very long time: Make it so that even moderate positions are labeled "liberal" in order to shift the entire country's ideology to a more conservative position. Today's Republican Party would probably not accept Richard Nixon in their party - he would have been labeled too liberal.

Californians who call themselves:

Conservative - 33%
Moderate - 38%
Liberal - 26%

Political Ideology: "Conservative" Label Prevails in the South
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Finally some good Gay News......YEAH!!! AND "God Bless US, Everyone" from "A Christmas Carol".
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Toledo
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No they don't......California voted it down and they are very liberal and it was black liberals that helped to vote it down.
Being a democrat does not always make one a "liberal".
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:38 PM
 
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Being a democrat does not always make one a "liberal".
All of the ones I know are....
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