4th November 2009, 2:44 AM
Legal gay marriage is inevitable eventually, younger people of all political persuasions aren't anywhere near as anti-gay as older people... as what you said there shows. So it IS coming, sometime, the trend in its favor is obvious. The only question is how long it'll take.
Unfortunately, this vote clearly shows that it will take longer than many people had hoped. This should have been a stoppable bill, I'd think... but still, it IS coming. And no, crazies who oppose it (not that I know of anyone here who believes this stuff, but I'm just saying), it won't lead to bestiality, pedophilia, and polygamy being legalized next. Those things are ... slightly ... different. :)
Of course, it did take like three tries to get gay people added to the list of people employers can't discriminate against and block bills to remove them, so it's not like we can't try again and maybe win that time. There have been at least four or five "No On One" votes in the past 15 years or so relating in some way to gay rights, and a "Yes" one or two as well. This ensures that there will be more. It'd have been so great if we (people opposed) could have won it though... :bummed:
It's hard to beat the combined powers of the Mormon and Catholic Churches, obviously... those two churches were the leading forces behind Yes On One.
... But I am happy that TABOR lost, at least! Gay marriage would mostly just benefit the like ~10% or whatever of the population that is gay. TABOR would hurt everyone.
Unfortunately, this vote clearly shows that it will take longer than many people had hoped. This should have been a stoppable bill, I'd think... but still, it IS coming. And no, crazies who oppose it (not that I know of anyone here who believes this stuff, but I'm just saying), it won't lead to bestiality, pedophilia, and polygamy being legalized next. Those things are ... slightly ... different. :)
Of course, it did take like three tries to get gay people added to the list of people employers can't discriminate against and block bills to remove them, so it's not like we can't try again and maybe win that time. There have been at least four or five "No On One" votes in the past 15 years or so relating in some way to gay rights, and a "Yes" one or two as well. This ensures that there will be more. It'd have been so great if we (people opposed) could have won it though... :bummed:
It's hard to beat the combined powers of the Mormon and Catholic Churches, obviously... those two churches were the leading forces behind Yes On One.
... But I am happy that TABOR lost, at least! Gay marriage would mostly just benefit the like ~10% or whatever of the population that is gay. TABOR would hurt everyone.
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