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02-08-2012, 10:10 PM
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Location: Southcentral Kansas
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Does this mean that a number of our posters will be moving to Washington pretty soon now? |
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02-08-2012, 10:14 PM
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Location: Greater Washington, DC
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Maryland has a good shot at it this year as well. I don't oppose same sex marriage. If it were on the ballot, I would vote for it. But that's the thing, I think it should be on the ballot. And I don't think activist judges should be the ones making that decision (ie- Iowa and California). I've read the Constitution and there is no right to marriage (heterosexual, homosexual, or otherwise). The people should be able to collectively define what marriage ought to mean in their state through democratic means.
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02-08-2012, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by tmsterp
Maryland has a good shot at it this year as well. I don't oppose same sex marriage. If it were on the ballot, I would vote for it. But that's the thing, I think it should be on the ballot. And I don't think activist judges should be the ones making that decision (ie- Iowa and California). I've read the Constitution and there is no right to marriage (heterosexual, homosexual, or otherwise). The people should be able to collectively define what marriage ought to mean in their state through democratic means.
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I think you need to re-read the 14th Amendment. |
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02-08-2012, 10:16 PM
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Congrats to the great state of Washington.
They've been doing some really amazing things up there lately (like raising the minimum wage).
I would consider moving there if the weather wasn't so crappy (cloudy/rainy).
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02-08-2012, 10:16 PM
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Location: North Texas
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Good. It's about time.
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02-08-2012, 10:19 PM
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Location: The Cascade Foothills
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Originally Posted by roysoldboy
Does this mean that a number of our posters will be moving to Washington pretty soon now?
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I'm already here and thrilled that the lawmakers of this state have done what is right and just and fair.  |
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02-08-2012, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Cinebar
I'm already here and thrilled that the lawmakers of this state have done what is right and just and fair. |
Not to mention required by the Constitution. |
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02-08-2012, 10:23 PM
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Location: Virginia Beach
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Originally Posted by roysoldboy
Does this mean that a number of our posters will be moving to Washington pretty soon now?
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No need, since the USSC will soon legalize same sex marriage nationally.+ |
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02-08-2012, 10:25 PM
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Location: The Cascade Foothills
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Originally Posted by 313Weather
Congrats to the great state of Washington.
They've been doing some really amazing things up there lately (like raising the minimum wage).
I would consider moving there if the weather wasn't so crappy (cloudy/rainy).
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Hey! We have had the most awesome winter I can ever remember!
December was almost the driest December since something like 1876 and it would have shattered that old record if we hadn't gotten hit with a bunch of rain the last week of 2011.
January had a run of great weather, too, followed by a bunch of snow (and ice in some places). I had two feet of snow and was snowed in for a week but that was ok (I don't like going anywhere anyway).
And then the first week of February was like SPRING. Warm and comfortable (a little on the windy side, though). Today was the first day of rain we've had for a while and it wasn't terrible.
So.....marriage equality and great weather! What more could you ask for (we even have a couple of volcanoes!)? |
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