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"Cut the deficit in half by the end of the President’s first term. On January 20, 2009, the President inherited a $1.3 trillion budget deficit. The President has put forth a budget that will halve this deficit by the end of his first term, bring non-defense discretionary spending to its lowest level as a share of GDP since 1962."
Vaginas are pretty awesome, it's true. But if marriages must have at least one vagina, wouldn't that mean that two women getting married would constitute some sort of Super Marriage?
You make a interesting argument but don't we all vote for us? I mean if the economy is a big issue for you, and it is for me, it is because you want a better economy so you, and yes fellow Americans, can do better. That is the same for me with gay marriage. To be honest I don't have a bf currently so its not going to have a immediate impact on my life but having the same, not special, rights that straight Americans have is high on my list. Plus more importantly not to have that used in a negative way to win a election. That should not be done in the 21st century and how can I reward that with my vote?
Why can't we have the man run on his record instead of pulling people's legs about hot button issues? The answer is that you were ready to vote against him because of his record and he switched you with the hot button issue. Remember that states allow same sex marriage as allowed in the 10th Amendment and he feels like that Amendment stands in his way on many topics. He just took you and many others to the cleaners with that "decision" and I hope you don't let it bother you too much when you remember back to this day.
It's not like he had North Carolina in the bag for this election based on the polling. It was fairly close.
If he loses North Carolina but wins two out of the three states among Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It won't make a difference.
By taking this stance he's also pretty much locked up states like New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, which by the way is Mitt Romney's supposed "Home" state.
Now take a deep breath and tell me the last time a presidential candidate won an election without winning his home state?
It other words on a major social issue President Barack Obama has taken a number of voters and states out of the "Middle" in terms of moderate independent voters who as a group favor legalization of same sex marriage by 57%.
Algore almost did but had to try to steal that one since he couldn't carry his home state. That is what you are alluding to, isn't it?
I find it hilarious that Rush Limpballs is weighing in on "gay marriage" when that tub of Goo has been married & divorced 3 times!
Would you apply the same to those who support gay marriage? If a supporter of gay marriage has been married several times, does that disqualify them from voicing an opinion?
The people of California made their voice heard. The liberal voters outnumber the conservative voters and Prop 8 still passed. A clear message was sent - and then the one (in)justice took our vote away. California does not want marriage to be redefined - dissecting the vote by county doesn't change the fact that the people's will was ignored.
Clear messages were also sent when segregation was legalized in this country in the 19th century. Those laws denied a group of Americans their civil rights the same current prohibitions against same sex marriage deny people their civil rights.
That's exactly why these laws will eventually crumble into sandstones of time.
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